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Toy Recalls Put Testing Labs on Overtime

Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:22:43 PM
By MICHELLE R. SMITH

A torque testing device appears next to a child's plastic toy in a laboratory at Specialized Technology Resources, Inc., in Enfield, Conn., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007.  The clamping end of the device can be attached to extremities of a toy then twisted to measure the torque required to break off small pieces that could present a choking hazard to young children. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Gone is the 40-hour work week at Specialized Technology Resources Inc. Boxes of toys are piling up in the middle of its testing lab, workers are coming in on weekends, and product testers who normally would check tools or candles are working on chess sets and plastic cars.

Business is bustling since the recent recalls of millions of toys. Management at the international product testing company is considering adding to its 1,600-person staff.

"Right now, we're using everybody in toy land," said Linda Root, manager of the company's toy testing lab here.


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