Get the lead out - lunchboxes made in ... China
Like the energizer bunny, the Chinese Lead Paint stories just keep coming and coming and coming. This time it's from the
San Jose Mercury News:
Lead concerns prompt warning to consumers about lunch boxes
State officials on Thursday urged consumers not to use some 56,000 potentially lead-tainted lunch boxes from China that were distributed through the Department of Public Health in an effort to get people to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Tests found elevated levels of lead in three of the boxes, officials said.
The boxes were given out at health fairs and other events and carried a logo saying "eat fruits and vegetables and be active."
"Certainly it's unfortunate that an item we're using to hopefully promote healthy behavior is then discovered to be a potential health hazard," the department's director, Mark Horton, said in a conference call with reporters.
He said a swab test conducted by the Sacramento County Health Department in July indicated that the boxes contained lead.
Several weeks of more sophisticated testing done through the state Department of Toxic Substance Control confirmed the presence of lead "in multiple parts of the box," including the logo, he added.
How many times does China need to be told -- No Lead in the Paint...
Posted by DaveH at September 21, 2007 8:17 PM
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