Thread: Walmart recalls baby bibs that contained toxic lead

I Wonder if this product originated in China. We are having a lot of trouble with products coming from China that do not meet our safety standards.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269763,00.html

Wal-Mart Recalls Baby Bibs Containing Lead
Thursday, May 03, 2007

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.

The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago as 2004. The bibs were made by Hamco Inc. exclusively for the Bentonville-based retailer.

Mia Masten, a Chicago-based spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, said the vinyl portion of the bibs exceeded the lead levels set by Illinois for children's products. She said the company had worked with the Illinois attorney general's office to pull the items and later decided to expand the recall nationwide.

Masten said about 60,000 of the bib bundles were sold in Illinois without any reported injuries.

Masten said officials with the world's largest retailer have been in contact with Hamco, but referred all questions about the products' manufacturing to Hamco.


Officials at Hamco, a subsidiary of Crown Crafts Inc. of Gonzales, La., said the company has no comment and referred questions to Wal-Mart.

The Illinois attorney general's office identified the bibs as being sold between June 2004 and the end of March of this year in Wal-Mart stores throughout the state. Tests on three styles of the bibs tested positive for lead more than 600 parts per million, Illinois' standard for lead in children's products, said Robyn Ziegler, a spokeswoman with the attorney general's office.

While Wal-Mart pulled the product from its shelves nationwide, Masten said only customers in Illinois would be eligible to receive refunds or replacements. It wasn't immediately clear why the refunds only covered Illinois.

Initially, Masten said the recall only pertained to Illinois. Later Wednesday, she said it was nationwide.

Wal-Mart's recall comes after a lawsuit over the bibs by the Center for Environmental Health, based in Oakland, Calif. Alexa Engelman, a researcher there, said the center became aware of the bibs in September. Engelman said a report by an independent laboratory test contracted by the center showed the bibs contained 16 times the amount of lead allowed in paint.

Lead, used as a stabilizer in vinyl plastic, can be "easily substituted" for other products, Engelman said.

Public health experts consider elevated levels of lead in blood a significant health hazard for children. Studies have repeatedly shown that childhood exposure to lead can lead to learning problems, reduced intelligence, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. There is no lead level that is considered safe in blood, and recent studies have shown adverse health effects even at very low levels.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement Wednesday saying that the bibs were safe if in good condition. However, if a bib "deteriorates to the point that a baby could pull or bite off and swallow a piece of vinyl containing the lead, then the amounts of lead consumed could approach levels of concern," the agency said.

Those who purchased the bibs in Illinois can return them at their local Wal-Mart for a full refund or can receive a free replacement by calling (877) 373-3812.

We need some of you to get on the phones asap to determine where these bibs that are toxing out American babies came from asap.

Get the info folks! Bring it home!

W

Wal-Mart recalls lead-laced baby bibs from China
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Published: May 3, 2007
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: Wal-Mart has pulled sets of baby bibs from its stores nationwide after the bibs tested positive for high levels of lead, a store official said.

The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago as 2004. The bibs were made by Hamco exclusively for the retailer.

Mia Masten, a Chicago-based spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, said Wednesday that the vinyl portion of the bibs exceeded the lead levels set by Illinois for children's products. She said the company had worked with the Illinois attorney general's office to pull the items and later decided to expand the recall nationwide.

Masten said about 60,000 of the bib bundles were sold in Illinois without any reported injuries.

Officials at Hamco, a subsidiary of Crown Crafts of Gonzales, Louisiana, said the company had no comment.
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The Illinois attorney general's office identified bibs sold between June 2004 to the end of March this year in Wal-Mart stores throughout the state. Tests there on three styles of the bibs tested positive for lead, at more than 600 parts per million, the state's standard for lead in children's products, said Robyn Ziegler, spokeswoman with the attorney general's office.

"It's a PVC product," Ziegler said. "The lead in that product makes the vinyl softer."

Wal-Mart's recall comes after a lawsuit over the bibs was filed by the Center for Environmental Health, based in Oakland, California. Alexa Engelman, a researcher there, said the center became aware of the bibs in September. Engelman said a report by an independent laboratory test contracted by the center showed that the bibs contained 16 times the amount of lead allowed in paint.

Lead, used as a stabilizer in vinyl plastic, can be "easily substituted" for other products, Engelman said. She said the bibs' manufacturing tags show they were made in China.

Studies have repeatedly shown that childhood exposure to lead can lead to learning problems, reduced intelligence, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. There is no lead level that is considered safe in blood, and recent studies have shown adverse health effects even at very low levels.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement Wednesday saying that the bibs were safe if in good condition. However, if a bib "deteriorates to the point that a baby could pull or bite off and swallow a piece of vinyl containing the lead, then the amounts of lead consumed could approach levels of concern," the agency said.

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Keep supporting COmmunist while they posin you and this is what happens.

BUY AMERICAN!

Son of a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is China trying to slip the US a toxic cocktail? Lead in baby bibs? How many millions of American children have been exposed? Lead exposure leads to low IQ scores and learning disabilities.

If the Chinese wanted to attack America, this would be the main way they could do it.

Whether this is an intentional attack on our citizens or an inadvertent mistake, the results are completely unacceptable!

The Globalists that are responsible for the fall of the American Republic and the opening of our borders in violation of existing US laws are also responsible for our new vulnerabilities to China.

God help us all and who knows what is already in the American food supply and the blood streams of our citizens and unborn at this hour!

I watched Flight 93 last night on HBO. I was struck by how long it took the American authorities to determine there was an attack in progress and to respond.

Is this another kind of unexpected attack!?!?

China threatens to Nuke the US on a regular basis. Before they stole our 2 stage rocket and missile guidance technology from Los Alamos Labs a few years ago, they could only threaten to wipe out the West Coast. Now, they have the ability to hit DC, Raleigh, NYC, and Miami because they used their influence on our government to get spies deep inside of our advanced weaponry facilities.

They have done the same thing in what is left of the Soviet Union, which means their chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs are now filled with some of the most elite weapons systems ever developed during the Cold War.

If this is not an attack, Americans had better wake up quickly lest we all awake one morning a few years down the road to find out it is to late and we have all been dosed by China.

W

Yes indeed. And given that our corporate elite are preoccupied with moving factories and jobs to China, they will inevitably assure us that, 'this is only temporary or a pure aberration - a mistake'. The corporate elite in this country are every bit as much of the problem as is the PRC government.

Before they stole our 2 stage rocket and missile guidance technology from Los Alamos Labs a few years ago,

William, shouldn't this statement say, "Before the Clinton administration gave China our missile secrets..."

Let's see, killer pet food, cheap made crap, toxic baby products, China's ever growing WTO trade violations, and ever mounting trade US trade deficits. Gee, it sure sounds to me as if they are trying to destroy the US as well.
If you think about it, Mexico and China are using the trojan horse method. They know they can't destroy the US from the outside (short of their nukes) and the only other way to conquer a nation is from within.
This is only a hypothesis I have, but at times I tend to be a little more pesamistic.

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

Son of a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is China trying to slip the US a toxic cocktail? Lead in baby bibs? How many millions of American children have been exposed? Lead exposure leads to low IQ scores and learning disabilities.

If the Chinese wanted to attack America, this would be the main way they could do it.

Makes me very concerned about all the pacifiers I stuck in my baby's mouth, not to mention all the toys that come from china. Anyone with a baby knows, the first place they go is into a baby's teething mouth.

It sure looks like NOBODY is minding the store. Based on what we have for elected representatives I am not surprised.

The more I read, the more I realize what a scary place and time we live in.