Q&A: Toy Recall? Here is an Answer?
Posted by James on September 8, 2011 · 3 Comments
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
Best answer:
Answer by Hunter is in the hizzy!
Lead paint never hurt anyone.
Give your answer to this question below!
Thanks smittybo20 !! heres something>Although lead improved the performance of paint, it is extremely toxic to living organisms. (Though, when taken in small amounts, lead may act as a vitamin by interacting with nicotinamide receptors in myocytes to aid in transport.) It is especially dangerous to children under age six whose bodies are still developing. Lead causes nervous system damage, hearing loss, stunted growth, reduced IQ, and delayed development. It can cause kidney damage. Lead affects every organ system of the body. It also is dangerous to adults, and can cause reproductive problems in adult men. One myth related to lead-based paint is that the most common cause of poisoning was eating leaded paint chips. In fact, the most common pathway of childhood lead exposure is through ingestion of lead dust through normal hand-to-mouth contact during which children swallow lead dust dislodged from deteriorated paint or leaded dust generated during remodeling or painting. Lead dust from remodeling or deteriorated paint lands on the floor near where children play and can ingest it. The U.S. Government defines “lead-based paint” as any “paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding one milligram per square centimeter or 0.5% by weight.” Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of “lead-based paint.” These definitions are used to enforce regulations that apply to certain activities conducted in housing constructed prior to 1978, such as abatement, or the permanent elimination of a “lead-based paint hazard.”
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