Drudge has a “developing story” on his site, so I did a quick search of Google news and found the following.
When are we going to wake up and do something to stop this?
Certain vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys “R” Us stores appear to be contaminated with lead, laboratory tests have shown, making the inexpensive bibs another example of a made-in-China product that may be a health hazard to children.
There is no reason, in this day and age, why companies, in China or anywhere else for that matter, should be using lead based products for any children related item.
The vinyl bibs, which feature illustrations of baseball bats and soccer balls and Disney’s Winnie the Pooh characters, are sold for less than $5 each under store brand labels, including Especially for Baby and Koala Baby.
Tests this summer, financed by the Center for Environmental Health of Oakland, Calif., found lead as high as three times the level allowed in paint in several styles of the bibs purchased from both Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in California.
A separate test by a laboratory hired by The New York Times of the same Toys “R” Us bibs, purchased in Maryland, found a similar level of contamination.
If China is hellbent on world domination, they sure are laying a great foundation. If they poison enough children throughout the world with lead, there won’t be much of a resistance force in the future will there?
What? You think I am going overboard here? No. I am far from going overboard. I am simply stating my opinion, because unlike a lot of people out there, I can see what they are up to, and I just think we should do something about it before it’s too late.
:shock: I don’t know if anyone can answer this question for me or not… You stated that VINYL bibs sold at toys r us, some under the brand name of Especially for baby were found to contain high levels of lead. Does this mean that the bibs sold from the same store, under the same brand name, but in terry cloth instead of vinyl would contain the lead aswell? I don’t buy vinyl bibs, but I have about 30-40 plain color terry cloth bibs purchased at toys r us and the brand name is especially for baby. I am concerned about this and not sure if I should throw them away, or not… Please someone let me know.
Brittney
Comment by Brittney on Aug 15th, 2007 @ 17:37
As much as I dislike the recent problems with goods coming from the ‘Peoples Republic,” I lay more blame on the U.S. company that decides to import a product from another country without inspecting them. Yes, I tend to trust jeans that were inspected by #22 and their co-workers. I think products made abroad should be under the same scrutiny. Product recalls like this can devastate a company that puts money into being a recognized brand but a level of personal responsibility comes first.
Now, in no way do I let China off the hook but this this as a moment for a communist nation to learn something about capitalism. Providing an inferior or unsafe product may be accepted in a nation allowing you to be the sole manufacturer of said product but not in a nation of choice, competition, litigation and perceived value for human life.
Comment by Marten on Aug 18th, 2007 @ 19:52
I agree with you Marten.
If companies would step up and take the initiative to inspect all of their imported products most of the recalls we hear about would never occur.
It’s one thing though to inspect for all the “normal” things you think might be wrong with a product, but when people on the Chinese side are knowingly adding random unsafe ingredients, it would be almost impossible for them to inspect or test their products for every scenario.
Something must be done though, that’s for sure.
Comment by Slobokan on Aug 19th, 2007 @ 00:14
:?: I am still hoping that someone will respond to my previous question… I am very concerned about my 10 month old child. Thank you in advance for responding.
Comment by Brittney on Aug 27th, 2007 @ 15:59