![]() ![]() The Customs department advised it would take action if necessary. Shanghai, China: Chinese authorities have raided toy shops across the country to enforce a ban on a handheld crossbow popular with children that can fire nails and needles, state media. Gilly Wong Fung-han, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council of Hong Kong, urged the Customs and Excise Department to take the initiative to stop retailers from selling the toys. Parents have raised concerns about the toys in various online parenting groups. However, Apple Daily reported that toothpick crossbows remain available in Hong Kong on some online sales platforms. The Macao Judiciary Police on Wednesday issued a public statement advising schools to forbid students from carrying toothpick crossbows and parents to prevent their children from playing with the “weapons”. Another dumb, destructive toy then - expect it all over the U.S. A boy displays a toothpick crossbow in Yangzhou in. The tiny crossbows, ranging in price from 10 yuan (US$1.46) to more than 100 yuan, have been removed from Chinese online shopping platforms such as, after CCTV reported on Wednesday about their potential harm to children. We originally came to check out the shop but stayed for lunch. The toothpick crossbow fires wooden or metal spikes and makes fidget spinners look quaint. So-called toothpick crossbows were designed to shoot and in recent weeks became the must-have 'toy' for young children in Chinese schools. State polls highlight Anwar government weaknessĪ wooden toothpick fired from the crossbow can penetrate a soft drink can and pop a balloon, while a metal toothpick can break glass and pierce up to four centimeters deep in raw pork from within five meters, according to tests by China Central Television ( CCTV). ![]()
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