'Toxic' Christmas dolls prompt national alert

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'Toxic' Christmas dolls prompt national alert
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'Toxic' Christmas dolls prompt UK-wide trading standards alert

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Toxic chemicals have been found in cheap dolls putting children exposed to them at risk of long-term fertility problems, officials warn. The Nottingham wholesaler is being investigated by city officials, who said it could not yet be named or the shops it supplied for Christmas.The potentially harmful chemicals are used to toughen plastic in the Chinese-made dolls, said the council team.The Chartered Trading Standards Institute warned that very young children and babies could chew the toys and"consume the chemicals"

"They will carry none of the required quality marks and will likely have been subjected to no product testing at all."'Remain vigilant'

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