99p Store fined for selling dangerous toys
A Leicestershire company which sold children's toys containing toxins above the legal safe level has been fined £16,500.
Loughborough company fined for selling dangerous toys
A Loughborough company has been fined £16,500 for selling children's toys containing toxins above the legal safe limit.
The plastic doll and bow and arrow set were bought by Trading Standards in Leicestershire as part of a test purchase in 99p Stores.
Tests later showed they contained a toxin which if used excessively can cause liver and kidney damage.
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