Items with lead pulled from Hill gift shops

[deadparrot]

Seven items sold in Capitol Hill gift shops have been removed after it was discovered that they contained high and “potentially lethal” levels of lead, according to a report released yesterday by House Government Reform Committee Democrats.

The products were removed from store shelves a month ago when Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) notified gift shops that preliminary reports showed that some products had unsafe lead levels.

“These items contained enough lead to seriously harm children who handle, mouth, or ingest them. Their presence in Capitol gift shops is an unnecessary risk to children,” the report says.

Capitol bracelets and eagle pendants, as well as a Capitol dome pin, Capitol charm and souvenir spoon all contained high levels of lead, the report said. In all, 13 items were tested. One $4.95 silver-plated bracelet contained 38 percent lead, a potentially lethal amount, the report says.

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/121206/gifts.html

[brook]

1. Made in China, perchance?

Of course with our watered down and unenforced safety standards, they might have been just as lethal if made here....just not as cheap. :(

[w4rma]

2. eating utensils and jewelery? Yeah, those need to go. (nt)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. yep like lead paint...

There's lots of lead paint lurking in older houses and buildings. And we know how wonderful the EPA is, not to mention vigilant.

And your dentist treats mercury as a toxic metal in storage before they use it, under EPA regs, and

after they take it out of your mouth, then they have to dispose of it according to strict EPA regs,

but they'll tell you it's magically SAFE when it's in your mouth. It's not stable. Mercury is a neurotoxin and your mouth is conducting electricity like a wet battery!!!!

:wtf:

A few dentists know what's really going on.

[angstlessk]

4. Makes me wonder which republiscum was able to get those into the gift shop?

was it a family connection? Banned ALL OVER AMERICA...sold in the republican hill gift shop? Something that makes you go hmmmmm?????

[coffeenap]

5. Next., they can work on the sweatshop clothing that is in all of

the government shops throughout Washington. Repulsive!

[MiniMe]

6. And yet, the EPA wants to put lead back in gasoline.

Go figure.