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Post by jmo on Dec 16, 2007 2:44:03 GMT -5
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dollar Tree Stores Inc recalled 300,000 baby bead toys and toy cars made in China because they contain excessive levels of lead, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday. The recalled baby toy has colored beads that slide on a wooden platform, while the recalled Speed Racer Pull Back & Go cars are yellow with black stripes and white with red stripes, the government agency said in a statement. Read on
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Post by Sauerkraut on Dec 23, 2007 14:30:28 GMT -5
Everything in that store comes from China. If China got mad at the USA and cut off all exports, Dollar Tree will be one of the first to have empty shelfs. I'd bet China toys had lead paint all along but it's never been caught. Why would the toys China sent us 10 years ago be free of toxic lead and then suddenly in 2006 China switched over to lead paint? Find a old China-made toy and check it for lead and I bet it will come up pos.
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