Saturday, August 18, 2007

lead lead lead....

Is it just that I'm newly aware of lead paint issues, or is it that it's a hot new topic for the media, or is it really true that there have been a lot of stories about lead paint contamination and toy recalls lately?

There was Thomas the Tank Engine: nytimes.com
followed by toy jewelry: nytimes.com
then Mattel: nytimes.com/2007/08/15/business/worldbusiness
and now baby bibs: nytimes.com/2007/08/15/business/

I try not to be an overly paranoid person, and obviously I don't go in for China-bashing, but these stories do make me nervous about buying mass-market toys (and apparently other things) for the baby.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Bri,

Take a look at oompa toys (http://www.oompa.com/).

Anna and I have been really impressed with their offerings.

- Jeff