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CHICAGO (AP) -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to test toys on store shelves to see if they're safe.

At a Monday morning news conference in Chicago, Durbin said the Maryland-based commission could start with children's jewelry. He says, if jewelry is found to have an unsafe amount of lead, the agency should detain and inspect all children's jewelry coming into the United States.

Durbin says he's sending a letter to the commission reiterating his call for such testing. Durbin was joined in Chicago by Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.

The Illinois Democrat calls China the cheapest place in the world to make toys, and he says going there has caused a "dangerous environment."

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