Chief Family Officer, the omniscient lead toy recall source, has posted about another seven toy recalls. Six of them for dangerous lead exposure and one for a head injury risk.
Particularly timely is the recall of a Halloween pail for violation of lead paint standards.

I’d like to announce the three winners of Blogtoberfest prizes! The winners were chosen at random from those who commented on Blogtobefest sponsored posts on October 8, 12 and 15. I got so many great comments and I love hearing from everyone, so please continue to comment and let me know what you think!
And now, the winners:
October 8: E.T. glasses in ‘82 and more lead toy recalls in ‘07
Winner: Caryn
Prize: Your Baby Can Read!, a 5 DVD and Word and Picture Card Set designed for children ages 3 months to 5 years.
October 12: Inappropriate Halloween costumes for kids
Winner: Sara
Prize: Assorted …read more

I’m trying not to be negative and almost don’t like posting recalls every time one occurs (especially because it seems to be happening every day), but I feel it is something of which people should be aware. However, an additional six toys were recalled yesterday (Oct. 11, 07, listed below).
At the suggestion of a commenter on a previous recall post, I would like to assemble a list of people’s favorite healthy and safe toys. If you’ve got favorite (homemade or purchased) toys, please contact me and let me know about them. Either leave a comment or email me at …read more

I remember way back in 1982 wanting an E.T.-decorated glass from Pizza Hut. The movie was all the rage and I had to have it. We didn’t eat fast food but once in a long while, so I was excited when I finally got my parents to consider taking me there so I could get my grail, er, E.T. glass.
However, I never saw that E.T. glass. Mom and dad told me we’d go in a few days and in that time all the E.T. decorated glasses were puled from the market due to high levels of paint on the …read more

I have posted before about toy recalls for high lead content, but it doesn’t seem to be stopping. Chief Family Officer has some info on the latest round of toys found in violation of safe level of lead.
On the most recent list of items I find the presence of a Baby Einstein product to be particularly interesting. The product name alone sound somewhat pretentious and it’s claims somewhat steep. However, the fact that it contains unsafe levels of lead means that there is a good chance it could affect children in a manner opposite to the claims of making …read more