Asbestos is still around - and in Kids Toys and Household Products
According to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, one of the nation’s largest consumer asbestos awareness oganizations, asbestos still abounds. And it’s showing up in unexpected places:
Duct Tape by 3M
Toy CSI Fingerprint Examination Kits
Children’s Art Skills Play Bucket - Asbestos in the Clay
DAP Crack Shot Spackling Paste
DAP 33 Window Glazing
Hair Rollers
Hot Plates & Other Small Appliances From China sold in Drug Stores and such
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Toy Recall Page - Consumer Product Safety Commission Website
If you don’t feel like fishing through the CPSC website, click here to go directly to the most recent Toy Recall Page.
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HealthyToys.org
The consumer action guide to toxic chemicals in toys. A wonderful site with tons of information and a searchable index of toxins in toys. Search by name, brand, or type of toy. A must-visit resource site for any concerned parent. For more information, click here.
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Lead found in 35% of toys says the Associated Press
It’s a brief article, but it sure says a lot. According to Jeff Karous of the Associated Press, 35% of the 1,268 toys tested by a coalition of environmental health groups contained dangerous amounts of lead. The article was in the Miami Herald today. He goes on to mention that 23 toys were among the millions of toys recalled this year and that these toys are still on store shelves. On the other hand, only 20% of the toys had “no trace of lead or harmful chemicals.” So, that means that 80% of the toys had traces of some lead or other harmful chemical(s). Read the full article here.
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