Playmobil is German and has lead paint Re: arrrgh Toy Recall- I am SO ANNOYED

[Guest guest]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18toys.html?

_r=1 & pagewanted=2 & oref=slogin

" ...Playmobil's medieval knights and Roman warriors are coated with

shiny paint — brilliant reds, jaunty yellows and such — which Ms.

Schauer said contained lead, albeit well below levels hazardous to

children. To ensure the safety of its coating process, she said,

Playmobil kept close watch over its manufacturing process... "

What level of lead is safe?

I mean, is anyone else here surprised that China is making American

toys with cheap paints and cheap products that have lead in them?

I'm not the smartest cookie in town, but at least *I* can even guess

that they won't be looking to use better (aka more expensive)

products just to be sure that American kids are safe. This has got

to be one of my biggest pet peeves though--sorry for the ranting, I

just cannot wrap my mind around WHY the American government allows

all of this to happen to our children! All to save a little

money???? Is it really worth it?

>

>

> >Meanwhile, a separate recall was announced for 405,000 children's

products made in China, most of them >toy cars, because of dangerous

levels of lead. The recall includes about 380,000 Pull-Back Action

Toy Cars imported by Dollar General Merchandising >Inc. of

Goodlettsville, Tenn., and 7,500 Dragster and Funny Car toys imported

by International Sourcing Ltd. >of Springfield, Mo.