Did anyone read about a Spook ball made by Gemmy Corporation in Texas?

Question

It is a Halloween decoration.Apparently it contains lead and the box says it contains cancer causing lead. There is a caution on the box advising people to wash their hands after holding it.Do the manufacturers think kids will routinely wash their hands after holding it?WHY is this still being sold? Is it safer than the toys recalled from China? As an update there was a clarification of information regarding the toy recall from China.It appears Mattell has acknowledged the majority of the toys recalled due to design flaws not lead concerns (a very small amount were recalled due to lead paint concerns.)There was a lot of hype about the lead paint concern but next to nothing on the fact most of the recalls were due to safety concerns over design flaws (small parts posing choking hazzards,etc).Shouldn't the design flaws have been detected in the States before they hit the Chinese factories? Has anyone from Mattell addressed the safety of older toys that are still out there?

Answer 1

Wow. I am shocked about the Spook ball. Manufacturers really need to get the crackdown to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

I'd be really interested to find out why lead paint is still manufactured, and why it's still legal to use at all!