It’s now an annual rite of the holiday shopping a season --- a consumer advocacy that calls itself W.A.T.C.H issues a list of the “10 Worst Toys.”

At a Boston news conference at the Franciscan Hospital for Children, the group put out its 2012 list Tuesday --- its 40th list by W.A.T.C.H.’s count --- and among the toys on this year’s list are ones with small parts that are choking hazards for small children.