Dollar General recalls tumblers due to lead

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dollar General Inc on Thursday said it recalled nearly 63,000 Chinese-made Frankenstein tumblers due to dangerous levels of lead paint.

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[RogueBandit]

1. What's with lead?

What's with all this lead in products? I seem to recall hearing about lead helping oil based paints spread easier but that is all in a fog of memory.

Anyone know what's with the lead?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. It also makes colors brighter, is durable, flexible and drys fast

Oh, and the real reason, it's cheaper than other products that do the same thing.

[kestrel91316]

3. Hell, itsn't it hazardous waste? They probably put it in the paint

as a nifty, profitable way of "disposing" of it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. I guess that would just be an added bonus?

Is it even considered a hazardous waste in China? I honestly don't know.

[Bluerthanblue]

4. used to be the best way

to achieve color in paints- most especially the color red.

Many ceramics are dangerous because of the lead in the glaze, and if used with very acidic foods (such as tomato sauce) the lead can leach out into the food.

If you are old enough, you may remember canned foods which had soldered seams, well, the solder often contained lead.

Lead was a widely used product before the damaging effects were fully understood-

(my dad was a phd-scientist, and i was an aspiring potter)

edit- sauce, not sause :silly:

[RogueBandit]

5. Thanks for the answers

Great answers. Reminds me of the problem I have with free market folks...no control on dangerous substances or actions.