Fisher-Price: Caught Red-handed, But Still Peddling Lead

[Omaha Steve]

Here's a special message from Ed Mierzwinski, our Consumer Program Director:

It's one thing to have state pride, but quite another have state bias when it comes to protecting kids from unsafe toys. Apparently, Fisher-Price is stepping up and recalling unsafe toys...but only for their customers in Illinois.

After Consumer Reports magazine and the Illinois Attorney General of Illinois found that a red Fisher-Price toy blood pressure cuff contained lead at 7 to 9 times the legal limits in Illinois, Fisher-Price agreed to recall it.

But only in Illinois.



Until we strengthen federal law, we need to convince Fisher-Price to recall the lead-laced toys nationwide. While we are at it, we want them to take our Corporate Safety Challenge.

Please take a moment and urge Fisher-Price to recall the lead laden toy everywhere .

Fisher-Price is the first corporation we're directly challenging to sign on to our Corporate Safety Challenge. It's one way that we're holding corporations directly accountable for the products they sell. The more e-mails they get from you, the more likely they are to act, so click on the link and also forward this e-mail along to others to take action.


Sincerely,

Andre Delattre
U.S. PIRG Executive Director
[e-mail]
http://www.uspirg.org

P.S. Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to share this e-mail with your family and friends.

[hedgehog]

1. For many years, Fisher-Price was the name to go to for well made

American built toys that were designed to encourage children's imagination. They were bought out by Quaker Oats and I think are owned by Mattel now.

[madrchsod]

2. illinois and california have the toughest standards in the usa

http://www.leadsafeillinois.org/
Take action - Lead Safe Illinois

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/q/chi-1202_health1_r_p_ddec02,0,272757.story
Mom saw tot's slow progress before city warning on lead -- chicagotribune.com


http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/thursday/chi-toys_06dec06,0,4668362.story
Toy safety laws could pass by year's end -- chicagotribune.com

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-lead_thinkdec09,0,6815945.story
Getting lead out is a dirty job -- chicagotribune.com

[murielm99]

3. Blue states. n/t

[ovidsen]

4. Thanks!

It's not just toys from China that concern me. It's imports of everything from everywhere that could be dangerous to our health. Our government merely glances at the stuff crossing our borders. There is no honor among thieves when it comes to so-called "free trade".

It's gotten to the point where I avoid imported food as much as I can. You literally don't know WHERE it's been...

K&R.