RC2 Corp., maker of the Thomas the Tank Engine toys, warned parents to keep their children away from 1.5 million Thomas & Friends toys (joining a growing list of Chinese-made products to be pulled from store shelves for safety reasons) because the surface paint contains lead--- a toxin that's dangerous if swallowed.
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"Consumers should take the recalled toys away from young children immediately," the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in the recall notice.
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According to the National Safety Council:
"All it takes is the lead dust equivalent of a single grain of salt for a child to register an elevated blood lead level.
There are many different health effects associated with elevated blood lead levels. Young children under the age of six are especially vulnerable to lead's harmful health effects, because their brains and central nervous system are still being formed. For them, even very low levels of exposure can result in reduced IQ, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, behavioral problems, stunted growth, impaired hearing, and kidney damage."
These toys were apparently manufactured in China.
http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/lead.htm
Thanks Lein! We appreciate the extra information!
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