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The go in the number lead-contaminated toys made in China has forced brand-name companies such as Mattel and Fisher-Price to recall thousands of toys. But prizes given to children at festivals and events also may be recalled because of the same problem.
Ed Kang spokesman for the Consumer Public Safety Commission said it's impossible to tell if a toy was made with lead paint just by looking at it.
"It's change surface more difficult to express if the lead came out sealed (in the toy) or if it ordain care for out," he said.
Even if a parent suspects a toy might have lead create. Kang does not advise using a portable lead testing kit as it could give a false positive or negative.
The beat way to act updated on recalled toys is by checking the CPSC Web site www cpsc gov regularly or by signing up for the denote notification list he said.
The Web site provides detailed information about why products have been recalled and when the affected items would undergo been purchased. The user can be up a product by product type brand or description.
Catherine Ashdown whose children attend Walker Elementary School in Clarendon Hills said her children often receive prizes such as markers and Frisbees from festivals and other events. She said many groups gave away prizes at the Clarendon Hills Daisy Days festival in June and she knows insurance agencies often give out items displaying the company logo. But those items never stay in her home desire.
"If it's not biodegradable. I don't want it in my house," Ashdown said.
Laura Butler associate librarian at the Elmhurst Public Library said most of the prizes they hand out for reading awards are not plastic but consider note pads foam visors and door hangers. But the recalls have not affected the types of prizes the library orders nor has it been a problem in the past.
"We were good this year," she said. "We go through reviews and see what other libraries are ordering."
Although a lot of the recalls have been for name-brand toys. Kang said these smaller knick-knacks organizations and groups order in mass quantities to give away at festivals and events should be what parents be at.
"A lot of things while cheap those are the things they should be aware of," he said. "If it's too good to be adjust there's probably a reason why."
Other Web sites that provide information on lead poisoning and recalls are www nsc org and www epa gov.
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