Ty Fights Recall of Lead-Tainted Toys

January 23, 2008

  • January 23, 2008 at 11:10 am
    wudchuck says:
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    “Ty Inc. representatives have said the company is not violating state law because federal rules supersede it. While the state bans vinyl toys that exceed the 600 parts per million limit, federal law does not.
    But both the state attorney general’s office and the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission have said that the Illinois ban is valid because states can adopt their own rules where no federal law exists.”

    1) states can always meet or exceed federal requirements. so why not get them off the shelves.

    2) so what is to prevent them from being purchased form another state? parents can drive to somewhere else. if that company creates an ad locally and locally includes the neighboring state, what’s to say that parent will travel there to get the toy. federal government said the limit it had was legal. so will the state sue the local parent for purchasing that item?

    ** sounds like a loss of revenue of sales for the state. why not re-look at the levels concerned. see why the fed’s say its ok vs the state. can it be really that much more harmful?

  • January 23, 2008 at 2:20 am
    Dawn says:
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    If I knew a toy had led levels in it that would prompt a recall if it were made of plastic instead of vinyl, I would not give it to my children.

    When you’re talking about lead poisoning, is it worth mental retardation and possibly death to have a shiny toy? (that’s what the lead is for- to make it shiny)

  • January 23, 2008 at 2:23 am
    Cut the Crap says:
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    “When the state called Ty Inc. for an explanation, Smith said, the company switched positions, saying it would not recall those already on shelves.”

    If you tell someone you’re going to do something, then don’t (and don’t notify them you have “changed your mind”) that’s called lying.

    If I told my wife I was going to mow the lawn and ended up at the bar I don’t think she would accept that I had “changed my position.”

  • January 23, 2008 at 2:34 am
    Jimbo says:
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    She wouldn’t mind if you are the idiot you appear to be!

  • January 23, 2008 at 2:46 am
    wudchuck says:
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    it’s not lying. it’s like any woman who decides to change her mind every 5 minutes. afterall, can’t we all change our minds. it was not written in stone, just a verbal note. it’s like me leaving a memo and then retract it. does not mean i have to tell the whole world i changed my mind. truthfully, this should not have been in issue. since it met the federal standards, the state should have left it alone.

  • January 24, 2008 at 2:31 am
    LLH says:
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    Yeah, and the speed limit on Federally funded highways is higher than state funded highways. So does that mean I can drive the same speed on both and not be violating any laws?

  • January 29, 2008 at 1:45 am
    Reason says:
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    I remember back in 5 grade camp; we made little toy soldiers out of lead. We did it all ourselves; melted down the lead, poured it into the mold, and eventually pulled out the finished soldier and finished it off by cutting off any jagged peices of lead with a pair of dikes. I wonder how that would’ve scored on their little lead PPM scale…

    Beyond that; I remember playing with mercury from a big ‘ol jug in my pop’s garage. I’d pour it back and forth from one hand to the other; fun stuff. Probably not the most ecologically friendly or health conscious thing to do; but ironically I don’t get sick at the drop of a hat like many kids today.

    I also remember riding in the open bed of my dad’s 1972 Ford F-100 pickup truck. Hang on, or fall the hell out; thems the rules. If I fell out or got hurt, it was my own fault for not sitting down and hangin on. When safety was finally starting to become a concern, my dad added a shell and some thin foam pads. Nothings better than hitting a big bump at speed and flying up, smacking your noggin on the camper shell, and then landing on a 1/2 inch thick useless pad.
    Good times.

    Now; you so much as break a thermometer in chemistry class and they evacuate half the school. Everything is disinfected, padded, and wears a warning label.

    Now I’m not saying you should endanger your kids; but damn, let them grow some immunity, toughness, and personal responsibility.

    If that’s too much to ask, then just tell your 6 year old not to chew on the fricken shoe. It’s not food. It shouldn’t be that hard if a dog can be trained not to do it. Smack ’em with a rolled up newspaper if you have to.

  • January 30, 2008 at 12:41 pm
    Jones Tater says:
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    600 ppm in something that is tiny is a miniscule amount. If they were to measure the ppm of the entire toy…no problem!

  • January 30, 2008 at 1:27 am
    Lisa Yarcusko says:
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    I just bought this doll for my 5-year old at Walgreen’s on January 28th, in Rocky River, Ohio. Why was this item still being sold? Now what do I do with it? I can’t willingly let her play with something that is contaminated with lead! Ty should step up to the plate and get these items off the shelves now.



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