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Toxic Teddy Bears Pulled From Target Shelves
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Target Corp. has been notified that its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" have illegal levels of lead. Ryan Nestle, Center for Environmental Health / AP
This Valentine's Day, watch out for Toxic Teddy Bears.
The California-based Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found toxic levels of lead in Target's Valentine's Day Message Bears, according to published reports. So they sent a message of their own to Attorney General Jerry Brown, who told Target to recall the cute and potentially deadly stuffed animals. Brown's office also asked that the popular mega-store take the bears back whether or not customers still have their receipts.
The bad news bears in question come in two varieties -- a pink teddy emblazoned with "XOXO" and a brown version that says "I Love U." The bears were manufactured in China.
"Target's initial investigation indicates this product had compliant testing results when it was shipped," says Target spokesperson Beth Hanson. The company has since pulled the bears from store shelves, she says.
Oddly enough, one can still purchase a teddy-like product called a "Message Bear" from -- are you sitting down? -- messagebears.com. Yes, there's a Valentine's Day version. No word on lead levels, however.
Related: People Prefer Pets to Partners on Valentine's Day
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 2)
2-10-2010 @ 4:48PM
Center for Environmental Health said...Thanks for covering this story on the Center for Environmental Health's findings! Please visit our blog, Generation Green for more info. on this, and other relevant stories!
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2-10-2010 @ 8:14PM
Karen said...We need to stop buying things from China. Everything that comes from there is tainted. I just wished we would stop purchasing any and all products made in China. Bring back the made in the USA!
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2-10-2010 @ 10:50PM
WOLF said...KAREN IVE BEEN SAYING IT ALL THE WHILE WE NEED TO STAY OUT OF THESE STORES LIKE TARGET AND WALMART BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BIGGEST IMPORTERS OF CHINAS GOODS, ITS OUR OWN FAULT.......TAKE CARE........................................STRENGHT AND HONOR WOLF
2-11-2010 @ 1:30AM
Jimmy Wang said...In truth, the people who are really making the money is American retailer/marketing department. Look at what happens to Apple IPOD..It cost about $5 to make in China and a typical Apple Stores sell it at $200-250/piece. American company will not budge to Chinese demand by offering more pay for their manufacturing goods. Remember all the stuff were made in Taiwan. American companies will forced the Taiwanese manufacturer to export all the good to the US and reimport them back to Taiwan so the government can make money twice. It was disgusting move by both government and now they do not do that anymore after a change in government in Taiwan. So who is the true evil? You decide
2-10-2010 @ 8:30PM
gg said...So much for quality goods from China. Anybody that thinks this type of thing is going to change is wrong until the American consumer refuses to buy products made in China
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2-10-2010 @ 8:53PM
Pam G. said...How much longer are we going to allow China to poison us before our government steps in and says enough with the imports? That is the major problem with our economy. We allowed our government to sign a free trade agreement that sent all of our jobs to Asia. Now, not only did most of our manufacturing jobs go to China, but we are being "rewarded" by being slowly poisoned. Enough is enough. Americans need to STOP buying foreign goods.
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2-11-2010 @ 10:15AM
scurvypirate73 said...That is the problem, we keep expecting our government to do something when they were the ones that created our problems. We as Americans need to take our country back and refuse to purchase anything produced in China.
2-10-2010 @ 8:43PM
Mary said...gg-I agree with you. Also, how many other Chinese products are loaded with something deadly? Or, how many other foreign products (over-all) in the past 20 years been checked for deadly substances?
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2-10-2010 @ 8:45PM
Janice said...any body ever get the feeling that china is trying to kill us????? be American, Buy American....or make it yourself.
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2-10-2010 @ 9:41PM
mariaitaliana33 said...First Toyota (Japan) now lethal teddy bears. What's next, Anthrax ridden air freshener sprays?
2-10-2010 @ 9:00PM
Sarah said...Great, nothing says I love you like toxins. :D
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2-10-2010 @ 9:38PM
mariaitaliana33 said...Not buying American is problem No. 1. Problem #2 is there were concerns already established about the bears safety; and yet, they still allowed it to be placed on shelves to be sold.
-Anything for the almighty dollar, huh?
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2-10-2010 @ 9:38PM
Draconian said...China has brought us opium, cadmium, lead, prostitutes, Honda, and possibly SARS, amoung many other things.If their population gets any larger, they might need to bring themselves over here. With their population they could come at us in 'waves' of people in a military campaign.
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2-11-2010 @ 3:41AM
PackRat said...I am all for supporting American industry and American workers, but don't kid yourself in thinking American-made products are necessarily better. The average American factory worker is just as retarded as the average Chinese one; he's just lazier and much better paid. And btw, Honda is Japanese.
2-10-2010 @ 9:53PM
Bill said...I went to Bob's Stores the other day to but a new pair of Timberland boots. Over the past five years it seems like the quality boots have been going down as the prices are going up. First the traditional Timberland boots if you got them wet a few times the sole would start coming apart ( these boots used to last me at least a year or more ). So I spent more money on their Timberland Pro's the soles stayed adhered but they were only lasting six to eight months. Now I've been buying them every six months or less the leather is crap. So I look in at the label and saw they were made in China. Then I looked in every pair of boots in the store every pair of boots every brand was made in China except for one pair of Chippuas ( 1 pr.made in USA ) and one pair of Timberland Pro's made in Dominica Republic. I ended up buying the Timberlands from D.R. because The Chip's didn't fit right. I an 100% for buying American and will find a good boot made in USA f-uck China!!!!
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2-10-2010 @ 9:58PM
Terry said...I purchased Valentine heart lights from Target. After I opened them, I read the label. It stated the wire had lead, which causes cancer. Wash your hands after using. I returned them all to Target. Our country spent a lot of time and effort getting rid of lead from our paints, childrens toys, dishes, etc. Why oh why are we letting items in from China with lead, undoing all the hard work we did to get rid of it in the first place. Read your labels, we are no longer protected like we used to be.
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2-10-2010 @ 10:15PM
Dorene said...When the hell is the country going to learn? Go back to being "Made in America!"
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2-10-2010 @ 10:47PM
wolf said...CHINA CHINA CHINA ALWAYS FROM CHINA WHEN WILL WE LEARN? TOY CARS TEDDY BEARS , BETWEEN TARGET AND WALMART, WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO STAY OUT OF THESE STORES AND BUY AMERICAN!!!!
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2-10-2010 @ 10:57PM
Eve said...I'VE STOPED GOING TO TARGET, EVEN THEIR APPLE JUICE IS FROM CHINA; WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALL THE APPLE ORCHARDS IN THE US?
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2-10-2010 @ 10:59PM
Jeff said...Buy American. It is not only safe but what is going to bring our country back to being the strong country it once was economically.
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