TOYS TAINTED WITH ASBESTOS
In the run up to the festive season, I see a worrying report from the California-based Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.
The report says that, in testing on hundreds of products, asbestos was detected in the made-in-China CSI Fingerprint kit — which is sold in Canada — along with the Art Skills Clay Bucket and the Ja-Ru Toy Clay.
As Larkin so rightly advises, parents should be as vigilant about asbestos as they are about lead. He says:
"If you're concerned about lead causing neurological problems, you should be absolutely outraged that there is asbestos in children's toys and household goods."