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If you haven't already filled those Easter baskets, you might want to rethink stuffing those little plastic eggs with candy. A chemistry professor recently tested a batch from the Hobby Lobby and found that they exceeded government levels for lead. That doesn't mean, of course, that every plastic Easter egg is a lead hazard, but the professor chose these eggs and other inexpensive seasonal toys randomly, not knowing that lead paint was used in manufacturing. The risk is minimal, but real, since children have a tendency to put things in their mouths.
Easter baskets are traditionally stuffed with candy, but they don't have to be. Check out the gallery below for some healthy Easter basket ideas.
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3-19-2008 @ 9:09AM
pickel said...Great...what next, baby food?
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3-19-2008 @ 11:39AM
Cynthia said...Great. Should I assume the eggs I bought at Michael's might be tainted as well? I actually bought them to use as molds to make Rice Krispie eggs - I definitely don't want to press hot food into them if they might contain led.
So tired of all this lead contamination. It isn't even a matter of paying attention to recalls anymore - they are no where near having tested everything on the market. Can't trust anything anymore.
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