Toys 'R' Us, a worldwide seller of toys, said Friday it would have all
direct-to-mouth toys that contain phthalates removed from its store shelves by
Wednesday. The decision came just one day after the National Environmental
Trust, a nonprofit environmental organization, released test results showing
that 33 common soft plastic children's toys -- seven of which could be
purchased at Toys 'R' Us -- contained high levels of the chemical.
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