Recalled!

It is 6am, you are watching your local news and you hear the words
"Popular child's toy recalled due to lead paint" the newest- "Popular child's toy recalled due to toxic chemicals"

The common element- To date all toys which have been recalled have been made in CHINA.

As a parent it is hard enough having watch our tempers, watch what we say, watch what we put into our mouths, watch what we allow our children to view on television and even watch carefully when they're playing at the park because you just never know what that stranger is capable of, we are cautious about hygiene, concerned about coughs and colds and fevers, The ONE THING a parent had was the joy of buying their child a new toy and seeing their happy faces as they open said toy instantly claiming it as her favorite.

I am angry that this joy has been taken away from me. I now have to add one more item to my list of cautions. I now have to be extra mindful of what toys I am buying for my child and where the toys have been made.

I am for expanding our economy and welcoming imports, but what happened to good old fashioned AMERICAN MADE toys? Does our country make ANYTHING anymore?

In recent weeks billions of toys have been recalled. Nearly every fisher price Elmo toy my child has been given since her birth was on that list. Even her educational baby Einstein BLOCKS, cloth blocks with little painted pictures that she chewed and slobbered on daily as an infant were on that list. Thankfully she was born in September 2005 and not 2007 because her toys were not affected. Regardless, I am sure we will not always be so lucky.

Sadly the common trend here is China. The pet food recall over the summer... China
The toy recalls... China.

I highly recommend you subscribe to the consumer product safety commission list of recalls to be up to date on recalled toys and other products. Subscribing is free, and can save your life or a child's.


http://www.cpsc.gov/

Until next time...