Read the labels on products you buy these days. Be on the lookout for dangerous and deadly lead.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the incidents of toys containing unacceptable lead levels has increased over the last few years to the point that consumers really need to be aware of what they are buying for their children. In a recent lead debacle in California, Wal-Mart and Target stores were selling toys that contained lead levels 70 times the allowable limit. That bears repeating: Seventy times the allowable limit. What were the manufacturers thinking?<\/p>\n
The products involved in this case were kid\u2019s boxing gloves and beanbag chairs. What was that amount of lead doing in boxing gloves and beanbag chairs? These items weren\u2019t recalled, but they were pulled off the shelves. Were they pulled off the shelf in enough time to make sure no child had one? That\u2019s hard to say, and frightening to contemplate at the same time.<\/p>\n