PAWTUCKET – On the eve of one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Hasbro Inc. is under fire from consumer watchdog groups who say two of the company’s products are unsafe.

The first warning came on Nov. 18, when World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit, released its 37th annual list of the 10 most-unsafe toys on store shelves this Christmas – and one of the products on the list is Hasbro’s X-Men Origins Slashin’ Action: Wolverine.

The group said the Wolverine toy, which sells for $22.99 on Target.com and is marketed to children ages 4 and up, could cause eye and other injuries because it has “rigid, pointed plastic claws sporting three one-and-a-half-inch protrusions on both fists.”

Asked about the list, Gary Serby, a spokesman for Hasbro, said: “Safety is a top priority at Hasbro, and all of our products meet or exceed federal standards and regulations.” He added that the Wolverine toy “meets all federal safety standards as determined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.”

Then, on Tuesday, another group – the nonprofit U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), founded by Ralph Nader – released its own list of dangerous toys in its 24th annual “Trouble in Toyland” report. The organization also created a mobile site at toysafety.mobi for consumers to use when they are out shopping.

U.S. PIRG’s list included Hasbro’s FurReal Friends Baby Bird, which is also marketed to children ages 4 and up. The group said the toy contains small parts that fall within legal limits but still “could block a child’s airway given their shape and size” and argued the packaging was incorrectly labeled. Hasbro denied the allegations.

“The PIRG report serves as an opportunity to remind parents of the first rule of toy safety – check the age level on a toy and match it to the age of the child,” said Joan Lawrence, the Toy Industry Association’s vice president for safety standards. “Selecting age appropriate toys avoids potential issues such as choking hazards.”