I was shocked that there was even a warning label. Usually you don’t find out about a toy with lead paint till long after it was sold to the public. I do not understand why toys knowingly made with lead paint are allowed to be sold in this country. The outsourcing of most of the toy manufacturing to China has put our children at grave risk. In the name of cheapness we have sacrificed our children’s safety.
I think the government needs to really start cracking down on these toy manufactures. I think the penalties need to be great. An example of a penalty is possibly a 1 million dollar fine for each offense along with a ban from that manufacturer from selling toys in the U.S. for 1 year. Some may say that is too harsh of a penalty, but how much is your child’s health worth? I believe in sending a very strong message that we will not tolerate producing and selling unsafe toys to our children.
Be sure to keep updated on the latest recalls by visiting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) The amount of toys and children’s products recalled because of high levels of lead are mind boggling. And that is just the ones that are known! Here is a good article stating how the CPSC is getting tougher with toy manufacturers - CPSC Gets Tough on Lead Paint Violators It’s a start, but it needs to be tougher and more widespread.
Join a group like Kids In Danger, get on the CPSC’s email list to keep up to date on the latest recalls and the best way to vote is to try and not buy toys from manufacturers that consistently break the rules. It is up to us, the consumer to protect our children because you can’t rely solely on the government and certainly not the manufacturers to do so.
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