LeadPoisoning
As If Being a Samurai Kid Wasn't Rough Enough, Mom's Makeup Was Toxic
Girls, you do not want to marry a samurai. All that slicing and dicing. It's like being married to a CuisinArt. Plus, samurai are notoriously controlling. They expect you to cake on more makeup than the guys in KISS, and a lot of this makeup ...Could your makeup kill your kid? Maybe, if you were alive 400 years ago.
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Recall: Young Artist Easels Violate Lead Standards
Recall of Young Artist Easels, sold by MacPherson's/Art Alternatives. Credit: CPSC
A chalkboard on 10,000 Young Artist Easels sold by MacPherson's has tested above federal limits for lead allowable in children's products, prompting a recall.
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Target Faces Fines for Lead Toy Sales
Credit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
It's hard to believe the frenzy that sent parents shuffling through their kids' toy bins in search of playthings covered in lead-based paint was two years ago.
The massive recalls that prompted a ...
Old Books - A New Source of Lead Poisoning?
When you think about dangerous books, what comes to mind? That classic list of banned books, titles like "Of Mice and Men" and "Brave New World?" Or newer controversial books, like the Harry Potter series or "King and King?" How about that lovely ...
New Law May Eviscerate Libraries
What if you walked into your local public library and there were no books for kids? Or, worse yet, what if your children simply weren't allowed in the library? I don't know about you, but the public library was an integral part of my childhood. We're ...Product Recall: Children's metal necklaces
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 2,900 children's metal necklaces due to the presence of high levels of lead, which is toxic when ingested by young children. The necklaces were made in China and imported by ...Some folk medicines contain lead
Toys tainted with lead paint have received a lot of publicity lately and as a result, parents have become more aware of the dangers of exposure to toxic lead. And while lead paint is the most common source of lead poisoning in the United States, it ...
Parents sue Martha Stewart for lead based plates
Raymond and Sandra Jo Dombrowski filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday on behalf of their two minor children against Martha Stewart Living and Kmart, claiming their children suffered from lead poisoning from the Martha Stewart Everyday ...Video: Toxic Toys, A Poison Affair
As you may know, Barbie and Ken broke up in 2004. At the time, Barbie's spokesperson at Mattel said that the couple felt it was time "to spend some quality time -- apart." But when Barbie and Ken recently ran into each other at a bar, the sparks ...
500 toys not made in China
What with recall after recall of toys made in China, many contaminated with toxic levels of lead, a lot of parents are looking for toys made elsewhere this holiday season. According to one website, Toys-R-Us has conveniently put together a list of ...
Lead harmful at lower levels than previously thought
As if the massive recalls of with lead wasn't stressing parents enough, the CDC just issued a report that children with lead levels much lower than previously believed harmful might have lower IQs and other problems due to lead exposure. High levels ...
Product Recall: Three J. C. Penney items
J.C. Penney in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is issuing three voluntary recalls, all for excess lead. The products are Disney(tm) Winnie-the-Pooh Play Sets, Deluxe Art Sets, and Breyer Stirrup Ornaments. More info is below: ...
Product Recall: Magnetic Travel Art Set Lap Desks
The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling their Princess Magnetic Travel Art Set Lap Desks. I wonder, do I really need to tell you why they're being recalled? Or should ...
Possible Curious George recall coming
Curious George, that loveable, bubbly monkey, may have gotten himself in a different kind of pickle. Marvel Enterprises has stopped shipping Chinese-made Curious George products and may be issuing a recall in the near future, if an independent ...











