Beloved by kids and the bane of parents and teachers, Loom Bands – or Rainbow Loom - is the playground craze that has taken over the planet. But what are they, and where did they come from? Chances ...

Parents are being warned of a cancer-scare involving fake accessories for loom bands after tests revealed some imported batches were laced with deadly levels of chemicals. Safety officials have issued ...

Loom band charms have been taken off shelves in a Middlesbrough store after tests on similar products found they contained cancer-causing chemicals. Toy chain The Entertainer has removed the charms ...

Britain's biggest independent toy store took plastic loom band charms off its shelves today after cancer-causing toxic chemicals were found in tests. Investigators bought a packet of the charms from a ...

Loom band charms are being removed from shelves in the UK after fears emerged that some may contain dangerous levels of cancer causing chemicals. On investigation it was discovered that the charms at ...

The UK's biggest independent toy company has removed all loom band charms from its stores with immediate effect after tests found they contained cancerous chemicals. The Entertainer took the measure ...

Some charms were found to contain up to 40% phthalates Toy retailer The Entertainer has withdrawn loom band charms from sale after they were found to contain high levels of cancer-causing chemicals.

One of the country's leading toy stores has taken loom band charms off its shelves after they were found to contain potentially harmful chemicals. The Entertainer said the charms could contain ...

Weaved into bracelets, owls and even fish, the new rubber band obsession, which started as a playground toy, is fast becoming the latest fashion fad. Loom bracelets seem to be this year's must-have ...

The Entertainer toy shop had been selling the charms :: A spokeswoman was unable to confirm how many have been sold Loom band charms have been taken off shelves in a Middlesbrough store after tests on ...

The charms could contain phthalates, a chemical used to soften plastics, The Entertainer said. Phthalates can disrupt hormones in children and were banned in toys on sale in the European Union several ...

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