In the manual with my new toaster (Kitchen Gourmet 2-slice toaster), there is a warning that the product contains lead and you should "wash hands after use." More confusing, there is a strip of white paper over the warning, so the warning is visible through the paper but is clearly meant to have been blocked out. Since this product was made in China, and since there has been news lately about Chinese-made products containing lead, I don't know whether to consider this toaster safe to use. I have no way to know whether the paper-over thing means "this warning does not apply" or "we think this warning looks bad." In addition, I don't know the implications of lead in a toaster. If it is only the exterior paint, presumably the toast would be ok? On the other hand, if there is lead somewhere that may contaminate the food, there is definitely a problem. On a web search I did not see recalls for this particular product. How safe is this toaster?
2007-10-11
01:45:16
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