Poisoning our children with lead was not enough. Contaminating baby milk and candies was not enough. Let’s not forget our pets and the contaminated food for them. The latest in the China recalls is eggs. No, not chocolate eggs like the Cadbury eggs on the candy recall list. Real eggs from chickens.

W*lM*art’s [ sorry, that's a forbidden word around here ;o) ] “Selct” eggs have been pulled from shelves for containing over 2 times Hong Kong’s limit of the melamine chemical in food. At the moment it is unknown what countries have imported these eggs. To date, no illnesses have been reported, although, it’s unknown what consuming melamine in eggs will do to humans. Babies that drank contaminated milk suffered kidney problems and even death.

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I just happened to see this recall while browsing around and decided to look more into it. Mindware is a company I rather like, they have some great things in their catalog that I would love to order. This kit is being recalled because it’s supposed to contain a packet of Plaster of Paris, however, that packet actually contains calcium hydroxide which is a big skin and eye irritant. A quick Wikipedia search tells me that calcium hydroxide is also a cancer suspect agent. Plaster of Paris is based upon calcium sulfate, not calcium hydroxide. While Plaster of Paris isn’t entirely safe, it is safer than the calcium hydroxide. Care should be taken either way. I’d much rather my kids be exposed to the safer of the two obviously. I’d like to think a company making a product for KIDS would ensure that it is the safest possible. Yeah, yeah, I know, no one is to be trusted to be entirely safe. I would love to know how this little mix up of chemicals occurred though.

So, I went to the website to find more information. The first thing I see is this lovely little banner on the left. I then looked all over the site to try and find some recall information. None to be found. I did find this though: [Read more →]

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RECALLED “Hazard: Decorative plaque inserted into the back of the potty seat could have orange paint that contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.” The company’s solution? They’ll send you a clear protective cover to put over the plaque. The description says the plaque is inserted into the back of the seat. To me, that means it’s removable and clear protective cover may not keep my child from removing the plaque and playing with it. I don’t have the chair, I don’t know, but it’s something to think about.

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