1.6 million Boy Scout badges recalled over lead concerns

[kurth]

Scout badges recalled over lead concerns
By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Writer

DALLAS - The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntary recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint. As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made in China, may be affected by the recall.

"We're doing everything we can," Boy Scouts spokesman Gregg Shields said.

The plastic totem badge is given to Cub Scouts, who are usually between the ages of 7 and 8. The badge has a yellow and blue border, includes a picture of a bear and wolf and reads "Progress Toward Ranks."

No illnesses have been reported, Shields said. The unacceptable amounts of lead were discovered during a testing of Boy Scouts products, Shields said. He did not know the level of lead the test revealed.

The badges are supplied by Kahoot Products Inc., based in Roswell, Ga. The company is calling for a voluntary recall of the badge and asking parents to take them away from their children.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071004/ap_on_re_us/badges_recalled

[gatorboy]

1. Boy Scout badges are made in China.

Let that settle in for a moment, Freepers.

[karlrschneider]

2. Hopefully not a lot of those scouts are eating their badges.

:eyes:

[silverojo]

6. Oh, please

If a kid touches the badge and some of the lead in the paint rubs off on his fingers...and then he eats food or just inadvertently puts his fingers in his mouth for some reason...that's how these badges pose a danger to kids.

[karlrschneider]

7. He would have to do it 5 million times to ingest a detectable amount.

Oh please is right. :eyes:

[wtmusic]

3. Jeez, it's not like lead causes homosexuality or anything nt

[Mythsaje]

4. Okay, folks...hold off on the knee-jerk responses...

"Free Trade is GOOD for America."

Just not for Americans. Or boy scouts. Or children who like Dora or Thomas the Train.

Uh...yeah.

[tridim]

5. Gawd bless the gawd damned USA

Lead paint for every patriot!

[Zookeeper]

9. Owwww! My eyes!!!!

That guy should be arrested for desecrating the flag AND for having criminally poor taste!

[marmar]

10. What kind of creature is that in the picture?

:scared:

[KoKo]

8. Hey...when Boy Scouts Buy from China you get "LEAD!" but one would think

"Boy Scouts" aren't in danger of sucking on their lead Badges...but what about their younger siblings?