Monday, August 20th, 2007...2:11 pm
Beware the Bib
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Some Baby Bibs Said to Contain Levels of Lead
Tests this summer, financed by the Center for Environmental Health of Oakland, Calif., found lead as high as three times the level allowed in paint in several styles of the bibs purchased from both Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in California.
Lead in baby bibs! What is next? Diapers? Cold medicine? Eye drops?
I’m glad we’re past the bib phase. Now we’re in the wipe-it-all-with-her-arm phase which then evolves into the wipe-her-arm-on-the-couch phase which then turns into the dog-licks-the-couch phase.
Kinda miss those bibs. Wonder if they’re on sale now.
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6 Comments
August 20th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
What next? How about ferrous oxide in footie pajamas? Or napalm-salted wetnaps? Or heroin-laced Huggies?
August 20th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Thank God I only fed my baby American-made, lead-free bibs.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:54 am
It’s very frustrating now a days with all the recalls. I saw a cute toy the other day for my son but when I saw it was made it China I decided to pass. I also am concerned about the other thing we own that were not on a recall list.
Arghhh!
August 21st, 2007 at 8:00 am
So, can we NOT buy anything from China? This is probably impossible unless we stop shopping altogether! And, how about that Chinese airplane that exploded this week. I guess if their toys are improperly constructed, how can we possibly expect an airplane to be properly maintained by them! Like Cara said, what about the items that have yet to be imported or recalled??
August 21st, 2007 at 1:35 pm
It is hard to avoid. I haven’t read it, but there is a book about trying to live one year free from “made in China” — http://www.amazon.com/Year-Without-Made-China-Adventure/dp/0470116137
Part of the problem is the lack of consistency from there. No thing is identical (in a bad way).
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:19 am
I’m so glad my kids are past the stage of even wanting toys that might contain lead. The youngest is happy with a stick, a string and a rock (You think I’m kidding!) and the oldest, well, you know. She’s 15.
I’ve tried going China-free, and it’s hard. Very, very hard. But doable. We already buy most of our food produced locally and I will not buy imported food, period.
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