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Archive for November, 2008

Anti-Bullying: Your Voice has the power to make a difference

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

This is Anti-Bullying Awareness week in Canada. Yes, I wouldn’t have known either. It seems we are failing ourselves and our children by not providing more awareness on this very serious issue facing every 3 out of 4 students in Canada.
I have been conducting my own research on this social issue and at my work, […]

When does Brand Loyalty begin to trump consumer safety?

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

It all started with a simple post about a choking warning I received for ‘Sophie the Giraffe”. After I did a little research I found similar stories of choking with the toy so I posted a warning on my site.
I then blogged about an independent review by Health Canada for “Sophie the Giraffe”. There have […]

“Sophie the Giraffe” has been pulled from Toys R Us Canada

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

I just spoke to a Manager at Toys R Us Canada and they have been notified by their Head Office to pull ‘Sophie’ off their shelves ACROSS CANADA.  The product has been removed from their shelves and is no longer available for purchase.
Health Canada has not issued a recall or product warning but according to […]

When does having an opinion mean you’re a fraud?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

When I first had the idea of hosting a blog, I knew that by putting myself “out there” I left myself open to criticism. The topic of consumer safety and particularly, toy recalls was my champion topic since I am deeply affected by the topic. However, what I did not anticipate was the amount of […]





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