Recalled Toys Still Showing Up on Online Merchant Sites

(NBC News) -- From "Black Friday" to "Cyber Monday": the internet version of the busiest shopping day hits in three days.

But first a word of warning for parents who plan to shop online.

All among the fun-looking toys that we should not have gotten our hands on: Toys blamed for risks of laceration, choking, aspiration and strangulation.

"All called potentially dangerous for problems that can or have harmed children, all recalled but readily available for sale by some retailers on the Internet."

A problem first revealed when these Travelin' Train Blocks were ordered by safety group "Kids in Danger.

"We found that we could buy it in many places."

Weeks after they say it was recalled for a choking hazard.

"Even where we couldn't buy it, where it would simply say it was out of stock- there were very few places that actually said- this product has been recalled."

Then we went shopping too, trolling the colorful websites that hawk toys. We bought a number of recalled items that should be nowhere near any child's' playroom. The items were bought from a variety of websites including Barnesandnoble.com, children'swearhouseinc.com, and iqkids.com. Some major retailers had pulled the recalled products, but many sites had not.

This in spite of a federal law that makes it illegal to sell recalled toys.

"The laws have not caught up and have not taken seriously the business of making sure we protect children from these harmful toys."

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has already twice proposed a law that would require mandatory testing of products like strollers and bath seats. As her party takes majority control, she thinks the third time *will* be the charm:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky "It's a major cause of injury and death of children, and I think we're going to be able to make progress."

The kind of testing she hopes someday might also stop defective toys from ever making it to market.