And once again, we don't even have to try to make things
dangerous, the manufacturers are already doing a great job on thier own. :-)



story
www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/01/toy.recall.ap/index.html

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( TBL Is it Easter yet?, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:49, archived)

tasty!

(Tiny T have you ever seen cannibalistic squirrels?, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:50, archived)

Mmm, lead.

( Scrambled Edd www.eddsworld.co.uk, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:51, archived)

You think they'd, I don't know, not use lead paint anymore?

(Pavlov'sDog Sit! Pavlov'sDog, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:52, archived)

Bernard Manning time
Maybe they asked for red paint, but their accent confused the supplier. Eh? Eh?
(Daktar can't fit his desired text in here., Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:57, archived)

*grabs spanging pan, takes a big fucking run up*

( M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:58, archived)

Yeah, I deserve that

(Daktar can't fit his desired text in here., Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:59, archived)

*trips*

(Pavlov'sDog Sit! Pavlov'sDog, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 20:00, archived)

shock and horror at lead paint on toys bound for the US
what about the 7yr old Chinese kids doing the actual painting?
( M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 19:57, archived)

whatabout them?
They're not eating the stuff.
(Pavlov'sDog Sit! Pavlov'sDog, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 20:03, archived)

its here as well


www.rte.ie/business/2007/0802/fisherprice.html

and i thought it was all robots now?

*buries head back in sand blog*
( TBL Is it Easter yet?, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 20:03, archived)

I seem to recall a similar thing with smurfs
many years ago, when National Garages used to hand them out with 4-star.
( finnbar the occasional acid flashback, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 20:40, archived)