Originally posted by lepomisThe US EPA, Federal, and State government do also. Read the rest of the article for yourself.
The EPA... and your still this worked up over it. How much lead does your government allow in meat? The toys are recalled, its over.
So Canada's EPA thinks that if I touch lead paint I will be permanently damaged?
Due to its toxicity, paint containing more than 0.06% lead was banned for residential use in the United States in 1978 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Here's the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_paint
If you live in a house that was built before 1978 you def have lead paint unless you've done a total renovation.
Originally posted by lepomisWhat makes you think these are isolated? 80% of all toys are manufactured in China....a country not known for high environmental standards. And lead paint is NOT trivial. 0.06% lead content is all it takes and bingo, your kid grows up with the personality of a matchbox.
The toys are recalled, its over.
Such callous disregard for ones own life is understandable but
aren't you even concerned that the stuff you buy could be poisoning your kids? The Toys aren't "defective", they're "Poisonous"
😞
Originally posted by uzlessAll very well known facts... they have nothing to do with my statement, but thats OK.
The US EPA, Federal, and State government do also. Read the rest of the article for yourself.
Due to its toxicity, paint containing more than 0.06% lead was banned for residential use in the United States in 1978 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Here's the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_paint
If you live in a house that was built before 1978 you def have lead paint unless you've done a total renovation.
Originally posted by uzlessIts not disregard. The toy was found to not fit our guidelines... so it will be removed. This is how it is supposed to work. If they find more, they too will be removed.
What makes you think these are isolated? 80% of all toys are manufactured in China....a country not known for high environmental standards. And lead paint is NOT trivial. 0.06% lead content is all it takes and bingo, your kid grows up with the personality of a matchbox.
Such callous disregard for ones own life is understandable but
aren't you even co ...[text shortened]... uy could be poisoning your kids? The Toys aren't "defective", they're "Poisonous"
😞
Are we to run around afraid of China? Boycott Chinese products?
Originally posted by lepomisI thought that the problem was babies eating it years later when it god old and flaked off.
The EPA... and your still this worked up over it. How much lead does your government allow in meat? The toys are recalled, its over.
So Canada's EPA thinks that if I touch lead paint I will be permanently damaged?
Here in Cape town over 90% of all toys say made in China. In fact the only one I can think of right now that doesn't is Lego and it wouldn't surprise me if that is actually made there too. I have seen the occasional toy made somewhere else in Asia. It is true that cheap toys are often badly made but not all Chinese toys are cheap and not all cheap toys are Chinese.
Originally posted by twhiteheadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#Design_and_manufacture
Here in Cape town over 90% of all toys say made in China. In fact the only one I can think of right now that doesn't is Lego and it wouldn't surprise me if that is actually made there too. I have seen the occasional toy made somewhere else in Asia. It is true that cheap toys are often badly made but not all Chinese toys are cheap and not all cheap toys are Chinese.
"Manufacturing of Lego bricks occurs at a number of locations around the world. Molding is done at one of two plants in Denmark and Czech Republic. Brick decorations and packaging is done at plants in Denmark, United States, Mexico and the Czech Republic. Annual production of Lego bricks averages approximately 20 billion (2 × 1010) per year, or about 600 pieces per second.
In 2006, Lego Group announced a restructuring of the current production setup including the outsourcing of some of the production work to Flextronics, a Singaporean electronics company. [2] Lego Group plans to close the production facility in Enfield, Connecticut and outsource this work to the Flextronics factory in Mexico.[2][3] Flextronics will also oversee the factory in Kladno, Czech Republic. The Czech facilities would also be expanded due to the planned closing of the Swiss factory in Baar, which mostly manufactured TECHNIC parts.[3]
"
