MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are warning holiday shoppers to stay away from imported toys that might be dangerous for kids or violate copyright laws.
Items intercepted this year so far include black toy guns that could be easily confused for real firearms, yellow toy ducks with lead paint and bright green, frog-shaped lighters without safety mechanisms.
At a press conference in Miami on Monday, customs officials said authorities last year seized more than 1,000 shipments of products that violated either intellectual property rights laws or consumer product safety standards.
Officials said the majority of the seized cargo came from China.
