Lead causes more U.S. recalls of China-made toys

[Snazzy]

Source: Reuters

Lead causes more U.S. recalls of China-made toys

Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:01PM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Excessive amounts of lead paint on toys and other children's products led the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall of more than 300,000 Chinese-made items on Wednesday.

The recall includes about 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants address books and journals because they may have excessive levels of lead paint on their metal spiral bindings.

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The CPSC also issued a voluntary recall of Thomas and Friends and Curious George spinning tops and pails because paint on their wooden handles might have had unacceptable amounts of lead.

The recall involves about 66,000 spinning tops and 4,700 pails sold in gift shops across the U.S. between July 2001 and July 2002. The items were imported by Schylling Associates Inc, a private company based in Massachusetts.

The CPSC, meanwhile, asked consumers to return children's charm bracelets imported by New Jersey-based Buy-Right Designs Inc and metal jewelry brought in by TOBY N.Y.C. because both products possibly contain excessive lead levels.

The recall includes about 7,900 children's Divine Inspiration charm bracelets sold between August 2006 and May 2007 and nearly 14,000 Toby & Me Jewelry sets sold at TJX Cos Inc's T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, as well as by A.J. Wright.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2244532320070822

[Warren Stupidity]

1. If it bleeds it leads?

If its lead your dead?

[Double T]

2. Send a CLEAR MESSAGE to corporate america and.........

BOYCOTT all toys made in china. YOU have the power, use it!!

[NYC]

3. Dogs and children.

Dogs and cats were being sickened and/or killed by tainted food. Now, children are endangered.

For some reason, this brought to mind W.C. Fields. Something about anyone who hates dogs and children can't be all bad.

It seems the profiteers hate dogs and children. (W.C. Fields was wrong.)

[appleannie1]

4. you have to admit

They do not discriminate. They don't care what species they kill.

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. That's it! Am picking up lead testers and checking out ALL of my grandkids' toys

It's going to cost me, but in terms of how priceless the children are, the prce of the testers is negated completely.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I bought a baby blanket the other day

made in the US... I've had it