Lead and Other Dangerous Chemicals Found in Chinese-Made Wal-Mart Pet Toys

Published: September 18, 2007, 11:03 am

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I guess we all suspected this was coming didn’t we? Millions of human Chinese-made toys have toxic levels of lead. It should be no surprize that pet toys are just as dangerous. So where do we buy North American-made or European-made dog toys? If you’ve got a source, please bark it in! Thanks to Mojotiki for barking in about this story. Thanks to Consumer Affairs for this news. Lab Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins in Pet Toys Sold at Wal-Mart Vets say there’s no risk to pets but others aren’t so sure By Lisa Wade McCormick ConsumerAffairs.Com Copyright 2007 ConsumerAffairs.Com Inc. All Rights Reserved September 16, 2007 Two Chinese-made toys for pets sold at Wal-Mart stores contain elevated levels of lead, chromium, and cadmium, according to a forensic toxicologist whose lab tested the products for ConsumerAffairs.com. Two veterinarians, however, said the levels of toxic metals found in the toys do not pose a health risk to dogs or cats. Whether the toys

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