Is the toy you gave safe?
The PI published an editorial written by Darcy on Dec. 24th. The opinion piece, entitled "Is the Toy You Gave Safe?" described what Darcy found as a result of the toy-testing that she and her campaign sponsored in mid-December.
Here's what Darcy found:
"Of the 479 toys tested, 47 items -- 10 percent of the total -- contained lead levels beyond the 40 parts per million maximum that the American Academy of Pediatrics considers safe. Nine items tested positive for cadmium, also toxic.
"A red plastic Lincoln Logs roof tested at 1,488 parts per million for lead (37 times the AAP maximum). A plastic Sesame Street Bert figure tested at 5,346 ppm (133 times the standard). A Tinkerbell pink rolling backpack tested at 533 ppm. A Winnie the Pooh place mat contained 985 ppm. A Fisher Price Flip Track crane owned by my son tested at 10,600 ppm, or 265 times the AAP standard."
