Illinois legislation to ban lead toys

by Melissa Summers (Subscribe to Melissa Summers's posts) Apr 25th 2006 3:03PM

The Illinois legislature has approved a bill to ban toys and other items containing anything more than a trace of lead. The bill comes after a 4-year-old boy died after swallowing a small lead filled charm and other toys and children's products have been recalled due to dangerous amounts of lead.

I have a little thing for Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois and when I hear his name in the news my ears perk up. He has taken a similar bill to the national level. [Thanks, Elizabeth!]

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Kim 4-25-2006 @ 4:39PM

Good for them. As I have read these stories about recalls and problems with toys with lead in them I keep wondering why is lead allowed in children's toys. What is wrong that we allow this.

This is a good example of government trying to protect us.

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