ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York state is suing two of the nation’s largest
retailers and a third company for importing and selling children’s toys with
lead levels up to 10 times higher than federal limits.
State Attorney General Barbara Underwood says the lawsuit filed in an Albany
court Thursday names Walmart, Target and Randolph, New Jersey-based LaRose
Industries, importer of the “Cra-Z-Jewelz” jewelry-making kits that were
recalled in 2016.
The lawsuit says the retail giants and the importer “committed thousands of
violations” of state laws regulating the safety of children’s toys sold in New
York.
The lawsuit seeks civil penalties and court order-ordered assurances the toys
won’t be sold again in New York.
A spokesman for Bentonville-based Walmart says it stopped selling the
toys after the recall and will address the lawsuit’s allegations in court.
Messages left for Minneapolis-based Target and LaRose weren’t returned.
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