Toxic Toys From Foreign Countries Boost Green Small Businesses This Christmas

LiveScience:

The epidemic of foreign-made toxic toys making its way onto retail shelves might be best described as something out of a science fiction movie rather than a beloved holiday song. [...]

But, there may be one silver lining to this cloud of toxic toys: It is creating an opportunity for small American businesses to break into the toy market, which has traditionally been very difficult to do.

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Comments

[JHKH]

10:22 PM on 12/28/2010

Not just toys, either. Remember melamine-laced pet food? What about the melamine-enhanced milk, fortunately only distributed in China, that killed several children? Let's not forget the cadmium-colored collectors' glasses distributed by McDonalds. How about the recent scandal with tainted Chinese wine? Possessing any recently made product that originates in China is a calculated risk.

[alieninvader]

03:37 PM on 12/24/2010

The Live Science site appears to be infected.

[Linda from Deerfield]

05:16 PM on 12/24/2010

That was my experience, too. So, we appreciate the idea of U.S. toys from small business but we will probably need to find our way independently of this article.