Toxic Toys R Us

Toxic Toys R Us
http://www.toxictoysrus.com/

"Toxic Toys R Us is a project developed by a coalition of environmental justice organizations, consumer advocates, public health professionals, parents, children's health activists, and workers. Together, the coalition is working to inform consumers and investors about the sale of PVC-contaminated toys at Toys R Us.

Despite promises to reduce toxic chemicals in toys, new testing shows that Toys R Us continues to sell products made out of PVC, the poison plastic, without adequate cautionary labeling for parents. Chemicals released during PVC's lifecycle are linked to chronic diseases on the rise in children including asthma, learning disabilities, obesity and cancer.

KKR, the private equity firm that owns Toys R Us, is planning to sell $800 million worth of Toys R Us stock. But offloading Toys R Us without putting an end to toxic toys that threaten children's health will further entrench irresponsible business practices at Toys R Us that put children at risk and threaten to destroy shareholder value."