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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Yo-Yo Waterballs are inexpensive, easily 
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accessible toys that pose a strangulation hazard and a threat 
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to the health of children; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Yo-Yo Waterballs are banned in France, the United 
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Kingdom, Luxembourg, Australia, Brazil, and Canada, and 
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Germany and New Zealand have issued warnings concerning Yo-Yo 
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Waterballs; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The New York State Consumer Protection Board has 
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issued two warnings calling Yo-Yo Waterballs serious hazards to 
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kids and the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs & 
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Business Regulation calls Yo-Yo Waterballs a great risk to 
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children; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has 
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reported that Yo-Yo Waterballs pose a potential risk of 
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strangulation; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Consumer Reports rated     Yo-Yo Waterballs as "not 
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acceptable" in the December 2003 issue; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
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reported that as of December 5, 2003, Yo-Yo Waterballs were 
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responsible for 262 reported health incidents, 193 of which 
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were coded as causing "Suffocation or Strangulation"; of those 
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193 incidents, 52 resulted in serious breathing difficulties 
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that rendered the child unconscious and lifeless after 
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suffering from a lack of oxygen or broken blood vessels; and
 
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    WHEREAS, World Against Toys Causing Harm labeled Yo-Yo 
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Waterballs as one of the "10 Worst Toys" of 2003; and
 
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    WHEREAS, A July 2, 2003 petition from New York's Empire 
 


 






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State Consumer Association reported that the fluid inside the 
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balls is toxic and flammable; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
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reported that 24 children reported allergic reactions to the 
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fluid and it caused some to have trouble breathing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In spite of evidence concerning the danger to 
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children caused by Yo-Yo Waterballs, the U.S. Consumer Product 
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Safety Commission has refused repeated attempts toward banning 
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or recalling these dangerous toys; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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recognize the serious threat of Yo-Yo Waterballs to our 
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children; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That we urge the U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
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Commission to ban the sale of Yo-Yo Waterballs; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to 
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the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and each member of 
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the Illinois congressional delegation.