Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Product safety group recalls more toys made with lead paint - Aug. 22, 2007

It's time to just clean out the toy box.  plk

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Product safety group recalls more toys made with lead paint - Aug. 22, 2007

More toys recalled for lead paint hazards

SpongeBob journals, spinning tops and children's jewelry manufactured in China found to contain excessive lead levels.

August 22 2007: 5:09 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Following the recent recalls for toys made in China with loose magnets and lead paint, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued more warnings, this time recalling thousands of SpongeBob SquarePants journals, various spinning tops and children's jewelry.

According to the commission, 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants character address books and journals, manufactured in China and imported by U.S. company Martin Designs, contain excessive levels of lead, violating a federal lead paint ban


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