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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Sep-26-07 10:13 PM
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More children's toys recalled for unsafe lead levels
Source: CBC News

More children's toys recalled for unsafe lead levels
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | 4:02 PM ET
CBC News

More children's toys manufactured in China are being recalled because they contain unsafe levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday.

The recall of toys includes the following products sold in Canada:

Knights of the Sword toys, distributed by Illinois-based RC2 Corp.
Happy Giddy Gardening Tools, imported by Minneapolis-based Target.
Guidecraft Inc. Children's Puppet Theaters, manufactured by N.J.-based Guidecraft Inc.
The CPSC also announced a recall of about 200,000 Thomas & Friends toys in the United States, including:

All Black Cargo Car included in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set only.
Toad vehicle with brake lever.
Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box included in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane.
All Green Maple Tree Top included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set.
Green Signal Base included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set.
Another 850 children's metal necklaces, manufactured by Rhode Island Novelty, are also being withdrawn in the U.S. because the clasp on the necklace contains unsafe lead levels.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/09/26/toys-recall...
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   Are we issuing the apology along with the recall now? n/t  woodsprite   Sep-26-07 10:29 PM   #1 
   Tomorrow CNBC will have the talking heads out in full...  onyourleft   Sep-26-07 10:59 PM   #2 
   K&R  OhioChick   Sep-27-07 10:19 AM   #3 
   I thought the giddy toys were recalled due to loose straps that could strangle?  HypnoToad   Sep-27-07 12:24 PM   #4 
   Kick  sarcasmo   Sep-27-07 05:48 PM   #5 
   There's more than just toys painted in China.  4_TN_TITANS   Sep-28-07 01:19 PM   #6 
   Don't buy anything made in China.  mycritters2   Sep-28-07 01:20 PM   #7 
 
woodsprite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Sep-26-07 10:29 PM
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1. Are we issuing the apology along with the recall now? n/t
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onyourleft (283 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Sep-26-07 10:59 PM
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2. Tomorrow CNBC will have the talking heads out in full...
...force accusing us once again of protectionism. They don't seem able to grasp the difference between "standards" and "protectionism."
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Sep-27-07 10:19 AM
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3. K&R
:kick:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Sep-27-07 12:24 PM
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4. I thought the giddy toys were recalled due to loose straps that could strangle?
Which seems more a design problem, but the lead paint one cannot be blamed on any designer.
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Sep-27-07 05:48 PM
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5. Kick
Buy American.
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Sep-28-07 01:19 PM
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6. There's more than just toys painted in China.
One can only guess how much other stuff is toxic.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Sep-28-07 01:20 PM
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7. Don't buy anything made in China.
www.boycottmadeinchina.org
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