Items that tested positive for lead included:

the Webkinz charm “Zingoz” it was more than two times the allowable limit by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, testing at 1219 parts per million; levels higher than 600 are considered hazardous. The yellow glaze tested positive for lead. They are testing all styles of Webkinz to find out how many others are exceeding 600, and will be reporting this to the CPSC.

If your child has this charm, please remove it from the bracelet or necklace and place in a safe location until the charm is recalled.

Other non-recalled items that tested positive for lead included:

• Rubber mouthpieces for many scuba snorkels

• A new toddler’s teething ring

• Imported pottery from France

• Several office coffee mugs

• Pumpkin pie plate from Kohl’s

• Promotional vinyl baby bottle bag

• Hallmark Halloween votive candle holders

Wash your hands thoroughly after putting up holiday lights. One light strand tested positive at 3594 parts per million, read the warning labels on these products this year!

In the four brands of lights tested, Testing found surface lead levels far exceeding the CPSC’s recommended children’s limit of 15 micrograms.

Wal-Mart brand lights had the highest levels of surface lead, with levels ranging from 86.6 to 132.7 micrograms. GE lights showed surface lead levels from 68 to 109.1 micrograms. Sylvania had surface lead levels from 59 to 70.3 micrograms. Levels of surface lead in the lights made by Philips ranged from a low of 3.2 — well under the 15 microgram limit to 107.2 in another sample.

For one Doctor, the high levels of surface lead in the lights are a real concern.

More activity would be great for this overweight and asthmatic generation of children.

Our children know how to operate all kinds of gadgets better than we do; CD, DVD, cameras or games might be good options. An annual magazine subscription for a child would last a lot longer, a aquarium, theater tickets, local park ticket or Gym membership. Savings bonds, gift cards, books and cash are always safe gifts. old world craftsmen are creating toxin-free toys that cost more than imports, however the advantages of raising a child lead safe is priceless.

Unfortunately, some of most imported toys tend to be the most toxic toys in small children’s hands. There is no safe level of lead in the human body. It is impossible to identify lead in toys without additional testing. Ask your doctor to test your child for lead to be sure!

Give them a ball, hiking boots, a Frisbee, a bike, skis, a sled; let's get the children outside and playing in the fresh air, lead free I hope!

Some of the symptoms for lead poisoning are:

Headaches, dizziness, abdominal pain, and being irritable - so these are symptoms that can be caused by other things.

Lead poisoning can cause irreversible learning disabilities and behavioral problems and, at very high levels, seizures, coma and even death.

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