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<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo! Finance</a> has reported that <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/" target="_blank">Hasbro</a> plans on releasing a press ad in which the company expresses that they have not recalled any of their products due to the recent issues with high concentrations of lead in the paint of their products. The ad is expected to be run next week, and is an attempt to distance themselves from rival toy companies, who were forced to recall their products (made in China), after high concentrations of lead was found in them. The <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071129/habsro_ad.html" target="_blank">article</a> has Hasbro Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia make the following statements;

"<i>Our standards meet or, certainly in the lead paint case, exceed the federal standards, and we have a very robust testing and inspection process in place to ensure that those standards are being adhered to. We believe that's why we've avoided the recalls</i>"

I would still move out some production out of China. It is never wise to have all your apples in one basket. It is like having a diversified mutual fund portfolio balanced with investments in a variety of companies and sectors. This ensures that if one sectors falters your entire portfolio does not suffer.

they definitely need production out of China.
look how many figures have been sold on eBay lately.

Takara had announced that they are not taking any chances and that they are moving most of their production out of China.

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ight=&sid=

Japanese consumers are more demanding than non-Japanese consumers I guess.

IMHO nothing should be made in China until they clean up their act and their environment. The 2008 Olympics will be an utter fiasco. Most of the athletes will be asthmatic by the end of it.

Ouchie, from from all these comments i'm starting to feel sorry for china, that one insident is definitly shoving them off their high horse.

Well...i should probably research what actually happened a little more but i myself dont suck on my Optimus Ptime figures so i dun gotta worry either way

Didn't they do this like a month ago?

Psyro_Kameato wrote:Ouchie, from from all these comments i'm starting to feel sorry for china, that one insident is definitly shoving them off their high horse.

I agree. Not that I blame the others for their take on things (I think Takara's got the right idea pulling production out of China too), but from where I sit it seems the Chinese are really getting fraked on this one.

We shouldn't have anything made in China. It sickens me to see so much junk made in China, when there are people here needing jobs. Then this sort of thing happens. Someone in China sure doesn't give a damn about lead poisoning, or about health and safety in general. You can't even buy paint with lead in it over here in the USA!

Does Masterpiece Megatron contain lead?

Well, even if TF's were lead laden, I'd still buy them. It's not like I lick 'em or anything.

Sherade wrote:Well, even if TF's were lead laden, I'd still buy them. It's not like I lick 'em or anything.

Kids will. That is the point here. They put everything in their mouths.

And besides, i do OWN some real Lead-painted Tf's, and im still alive ... sigh*

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... 24614&sid=

And i know alot of Danish people who own these lead-paintet IGA's aswell.

Just dont lick/Eat lead-paintet things ...

EDIT* these peps i know had there IGA's since there childhood ... and they are still alive aswell ! ...
Maybe we should all just calm down a little about this whole lead thing, it is only dangerous for kids there put stuffs in there mouth.

Zeds wrote:

Sherade wrote:Well, even if TF's were lead laden, I'd still buy them. It's not like I lick 'em or anything.

Kids will. That is the point here. They put everything in their mouths.

But I was talking about me.

Spiffy?

Sherade wrote:

Zeds wrote:

Sherade wrote:Well, even if TF's were lead laden, I'd still buy them. It's not like I lick 'em or anything.

Kids will. That is the point here. They put everything in their mouths.

But I was talking about me.

I know. But corporations will get scared not about your logical based sense to not put it into your mouth but 10 year old Johnnie's 2 year old brother getting a hold of it and licking it and the resulting lawsuits!

Never thought that I would ever write something like that! EVER!

Zeds wrote:I know. But corporations will get scared not about your logical based sense to not put it into your mouth but 10 year old Johnnie's 2 year old brother getting a hold of it and licking it and the resulting lawsuits!

Never thought that I would ever write something like that! EVER!

You know, some twisted sicko will do that to his kids just for money, I'd bet.

Sherade wrote:

Zeds wrote:I know. But corporations will get scared not about your logical based sense to not put it into your mouth but 10 year old Johnnie's 2 year old brother getting a hold of it and licking it and the resulting lawsuits!

Never thought that I would ever write something like that! EVER!

You know, some twisted sicko will do that to his kids just for money, I'd bet.

In this day and age I also see that happening. Sad isn't it?

Zeds wrote:

Sherade wrote:

Zeds wrote:I know. But corporations will get scared not about your logical based sense to not put it into your mouth but 10 year old Johnnie's 2 year old brother getting a hold of it and licking it and the resulting lawsuits!

Never thought that I would ever write something like that! EVER!

You know, some twisted sicko will do that to his kids just for money, I'd bet.

In this day and age I also see that happening. Sad isn't it?

I prefer pathetic.

Danish-Liokaiser wrote:And besides, i do OWN some real Lead-painted Tf's, and im still alive ... sigh*

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... 24614&sid=

And i know alot of Danish people who own these lead-paintet IGA's aswell.

Just dont lick/Eat lead-paintet things ...

EDIT* these peps i know had there IGA's since there childhood ... and they are still alive aswell ! ...
Maybe we should all just calm down a little about this whole lead thing, it is only dangerous for kids there put stuffs in there mouth.

Lead can be absorbed through the skin. So handiling is a hazard. My mother works with lead solder and lead-lead for her stained glass windows. she goes in for blood testing every now and again. she handles it allot but so far no big problem. I am talking about raw lead.

What is in paint is probably not a big deal really. Just overprotective and paranoia going on. I feel for china.

Sunstar wrote:Lead can be absorbed through the skin. So handiling is a hazard. My mother works with lead solder and lead-lead for her stained glass windows. she goes in for blood testing every now and again. she handles it allot but so far no big problem. I am talking about raw lead.

What is in paint is probably not a big deal really. Just overprotective and paranoia going on. I feel for china.

I heard that hand washing is a big help in lead handling.

Sherade wrote:

Sunstar wrote:Lead can be absorbed through the skin. So handiling is a hazard. My mother works with lead solder and lead-lead for her stained glass windows. she goes in for blood testing every now and again. she handles it allot but so far no big problem. I am talking about raw lead.

What is in paint is probably not a big deal really. Just overprotective and paranoia going on. I feel for china.

I heard that hand washing is a big help in lead handling.

She's pretty careful with it, but accidents happen. for example, it sucks big time to have hot molten solder land on your hand. I've done that before. Handwashing helps. As where the toys are concerned. Few people wash thier hands after handling the toys. Few people wash hands after a lot of things. so, it can get absorbed in the skin and in the mouth.

Didn't I read this news article a few months back around the time Mattel showed their true colors wanting to kill people?