Q&A: Toy Recall? Here is an Answer?
Question by smittybo20: Toy Recall? Here is an Answer?
go to www.webmd.com they have answers and explain more there.
August 14, 2007
Toy Maker Mattel Recalls 9 Million Toys
Toy maker Mattel and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced
a toy recall today due to lead-based paint and magnets that may dislodge.
This recall includes more than 18 million toys worldwide, 9.5 million in the U.S.
See which toys are being recalled — go to WebMD’s report.
More WebMD Resources
Fisher-Price Toy Recall: What You Should Do (Aug. 2, 2007)
What You Should Know About Lead Paint
Choking: How to Help a Baby
Choking: How to Help Someone 1 and Older
First Aid: Swallowed Items
WebMD Member Feedback: ‘Am I Overreacting?’
Read this member’s message and see what others have to say about this news.
Way to go Francis! People need to pay heed to what WebMD has to say. The person that says lead won’t hurt you…..go eat some fishing sinkers, I will come to your funeral. Just put my name on your insurance policy.
As a tech we have to use fans and filters to keep the smoke out of our faces. Just the smoke has lead in.
You can also buy a test kit. OSHA is working with one now for industry testing standards. But try this website
www.leadcheck.com/lead-summary.shtml
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Answer by Hunter is in the hizzy!
Lead paint never hurt anyone.
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Concerning the Chinese products recall, could this be a plot to destroy the minds of children with lead?
Question by sbg0803: Concerning the Chinese products recall, could this be a plot to destroy the minds of children with lead?
The majority of these toy products are aimed toward infants to 3rd grade. Lead is a dangerous substance in cognitive development. Most young children have many of these toys and are therefore exposed. We all know that many of these toys wind up in their mouths.
It would be so easy to quietly slip any dangerous substance into these products and claim innocence when caught.
This could have possibly destroyed many children’s lives. This generation of children should grow up and become leaders. If their minds are not functioning to full capacity, how will they make good decisions?
Just a thought.
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Answer by Uncle Wil
The Chinese Government and their industrial base has VERY LITTLE, to no quality control, do not know, nor care about any health concerns !!!!! ( I speak with some first hand knowledge, read my profile).
The fact that there are so many Chinese products, entering the USA, with out the usual health safety regards, is thanks to Wm. J. Clinton, and his trip to China, while he was President !!!!!!
Now that the import issue has set a precedent for establishing a “standard”, the only way I see for the stoppage of this activity, is for ALL AMERICANS TO REFUSE TO BUY CHINESE PRODUCTS !!!!!!
IF the American RETAILERS HAVE THE CHEAP Chinese PRODUCT/S ON THE SHELVES, FOR AN EXTENDED TIME, THE RETAILERS WILL CEASE TO ORDER, AND STOCK, THEIR PRODUCT/S !!!
Will the American buyer stop buying this, NO, NOT UNTIL THE MESSAGES HIT HOME i.e. THEIR OWN FAMILIES !!!!!!
Uncle Wil
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Q&A: Chinese kids’ toy contains date rape drug?
Question by : Chinese kids’ toy contains date rape drug?
millions of Chinese-made toys for children have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful “date rape” drug when ingested.
Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation withthe firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of thefollowing consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalledproducts immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Aqua Dots
Units: About 4.2 million
Distributor: Spin
Be careful! Those Chinese toys may injur!
Would it be safer to just let them play with firecrackers?
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Answer by Kristen
I couldn’t believe it when I heard it myself. Thanks for in forming.
I wouldn’t buy anything that had the auqa label now at all, even if it was just the auqa dots.
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Q&A: Ready for ANOTHER recall? Ol’ Roy Dry Dog Food?
Question by Mama_Kat: Ready for ANOTHER recall? Ol’ Roy Dry Dog Food?
Doane Pet Care is recalling a specific single lot of 55 pound bonus bags of Ol’ Roy Complete Nutrition dry dog food distributed exclusively by some Wal-Mart Stores.
This product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling this pet food can become exposed to Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with this pet food or any surfaces exposed to this product. Consumers who have the dry dog food bearing the code “04 0735 1” with a “Best By Apr 13 08” should not feed it to their pets. This voluntary recall has been issued because FDA detected Salmonella in the product.
This product was distributed in 69 Wal-Mart stores in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
For full story click this link:
http://www.itchmo.com/read/new-recall-ol-roy-dog-product-recalled-due-to-salmonella_20070606
For people checking FDA website….for some reason they are hesitating to post the latest findings of bad pet food, so don’t rely totally on their website for the current info.
There are a lot of low income people who can only afford inexpensive food for their pets. At least they are feeding their animals. The animals shouldn’t have to die because their owners do not have a lot of money!
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Answer by Rosie
I am getting scared to own a pet, how hard is it to make pet food anyways?!
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Q&A: Hershey’s Recall product question?
Question by Someone: Hershey’s Recall product question?
It says on some websites that the products by Hershey’s aren’t affected at all by the current salmonella issues. Some websites say that the Reese’s products are still affected, what is the truth? My dad just ate Reese’s Pieces and feels sick. Could anyone help me out with this. I would like to know ANY candy by Hershey’s that’s getting people sick. I have a Caramello candy bar here and I’m debating whether I can eat it or not. Thanks in advance!
It’s a type of food poisoning. People are dying from it.
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Answer by I*Hate*Haters
May I Ask, But What Is salmonella??
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Cat food recall products with wheat gluten?
Question by Cee: Cat food recall products with wheat gluten?
So I just bought some treats for my cat called Whisker Lickin’s “Tender Moments” by Purina. I notice they have wheat gluten in them. Should I return this treat back to the store? I hear wheat gluten products are being recalled.
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Answer by Deb C
Go to the company website. See if there are recall postings. Most mass produced pet foods contain wheat gluten.
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toy recall, I have the product number?
Question by Ash1227: toy recall, I have the product number?
My daughter has many of the toys on the list, including the elmo toy bench and tool belt, drill, etc.. but she got them for christmas and it said only if bought after may of this year, but the product number on the bottum is the same as the ones on the recall, is it still safe??
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Answer by Quinn
just to be safe i would take them back to where you got them 🙂
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Ultimately isn’t consumers responsible (good or bad) for the products they buy? Why or why not?
Question by care4ub0y: Ultimately isn’t consumers responsible (good or bad) for the products they buy? Why or why not?
I read a lot about recalls and complaints about the products that are recalled. But even after all the recent recalls and publicity many consumers continue to buy, I guess because of the prices. But if you are going to buy cheaper, how can you complain when the quality is not as good as it was before so much manufacturing was outsourced and quality was much betterwith cheaper labor and way lower safeguards. What gets me… someone can complain but continues to buy the products. It seems to me if their pets or children die because of it, they are ultimately responsible. Many people won’t like to hear this (IT’S A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW!!! – I guess because passing the blame takes the burden of guilt away) but it is the truth, otherwise their loved one(s) wouldn’t have access to the products anyway! Is cheaper better when it risks the lives and health of those that are precious (pets and children)? I’ve heard that recalled items are showing up in thrift stores and on ebay.com!
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Answer by Nikki
Say I go out and buy a toy for my toddler. Am I supposed to have it tested for lead and all the other crap it would be made out of if it wasn’t regulated? IF we didn’t insist on regulation by the makers of these products, companies would take every dangerous and cheap shortcut they could to produce. That’s not the kind of world we want to live in. There should be regulation on the producers so they do not take these dangerous kind of shortcuts just to make money. The average person doesn’t have the ability to test everything they get to make sure it’s safe. Think about it.
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Maytag Dishwasher Recall: Fire Hazard. WHAT TO DO?!?
Question by Genius The great: Maytag Dishwasher Recall: Fire Hazard. WHAT TO DO?!?
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed.”
WHAT TO DO???
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Answer by Me
It occurs to me that someone who goes by the name genius would know to follow the instructions included with the recall. Since I don’t have said recall in possession and you do, what does that imply?
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Q&A: Should the government legislate the size and shape of a hot dog?
Question by The Fed Up Matthew™: Should the government legislate the size and shape of a hot dog?
Yes this is a serious question believe it or not.
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Pediatricians call for a choke-proof hot dog
Nutritionists have long warned of the perils of hot dogs: fat, sodium and preservatives to name a few.
Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics wants foods like hot dogs to come with a warning label — not because of their nutritional risks but because they pose a choking hazard to babies and children.
Better yet, the academy would like to see foods such as hot dogs “redesigned” so their size, shape and texture make them less likely to lodge in a youngster’s throat. More than 10,000 children under 14 go to the emergency room each year after choking on food, and up to 77 die, says the new policy statement, published online today in Pediatrics. About 17% of food-related asphyxiations are caused by hot dogs.
“If you were to take the best engineers in the world and try to design the perfect plug for a child’s airway, it would be a hot dog,” says statement author Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. “I’m a pediatric emergency doctor, and to try to get them out once they’re wedged in, it’s almost impossible.”
The Consumer Product Safety Commission requires labels on toys with small parts alerting people not to give them to kids under 3. Yet there are no required warnings on food, though more than half of non-fatal choking episodes involve food, Smith says.
“No parents can watch all of their kids 100% of the time,” Smith says. “The best way to protect kids is to design these risks out of existence.”
Though Smith says he doesn’t know exactly how someone would redesign a hot dog, he’s certain that some savvy inventor will find a way.
Janet Riley, president of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, supports the academy’s call to better educate parents and caregivers about choking prevention. “Ensuring the safety of the foods we service to children is critically important for us,” Riley says.
But Riley questions whether warning labels are needed. She notes that more than half of hot dogs sold in stores already have choking-prevention tips on their packages, advising parents to cut them into small pieces. “As a mother who has fed toddlers cylindrical foods like grapes, bananas, hot dogs and carrots, I ‘redesigned’ them in my kitchen by cutting them with a paring knife until my children were old enough to manage on their own,” Riley says.
The Food and Drug Administration, which has authority to recall products it considers “unfit for food,” plans to review the new statement, spokeswoman Rita Chappelle says.
Given the health risks of obesity, pediatrician Alan Greene, author of Feeding Baby Green, says, “The last thing we need is to redesign candy and junk food with cool shapes, so we can give them to kids even younger.”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-02-22-1Achoke22_ST_N.htm
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Answer by Bergit O
Ohhh that is the wurst – you brat! Ha ha!
Actually, it is despicable that a country who has the finest foods in the world resorts to eating crap and becomes a nation of fat, out of shape people.
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