Kids Should Blame Us for Children’s Health
Life has changed since I was kid. Most of the things that kids take for granted these days such as bicycle helmets, we didn’t have when we were kids. We also didn’t have to take our children everywhere to worry about pedophiles on the street. Life was good and life was safe. Now, parents throughout the country have to lose sleep at night trying to understand how a country like China can import toys into the country with unsafe amounts of lead.
Well, you should be really angry after reading that the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has found asbestos in toys including one of this holiday season’s biggest sellers. CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit, two brands of children’s play clay, powdered cleanser, roof sealers, duct tapes, window glazing, spackling paste and small appliances were among the products in which asbestos was found by at least two of three labs hired by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. Many of these toys also come from China.
The product of greatest concern is the fingerprint kit modeled after the popular CSI television show.
The analysis done for the victim’s organization found high levels of two types of asbestos in the white and the glow powder. At this time, there are no U.S. regulations for asbestos levels in consumer products though there is a ban on all building products with asbestos levels greater than 10%. The fingerprint kit is one of several products licensed to manufacturers based on the CSI show. CBS has requested independent testing of the product and if it’s deemed to be unsafe, they will request that the product is removed from the shelves.
One parent leaving a store in central New Jersey had this to say, “This holiday season will be crazier than ever. You have to be crazy to buy that product but we’ll all go nuts to buy the second most popular product.”
When you give it some thought, it makes sense. Do the right thing CBS!
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