kids' lunchboxes tainted by lead
disgusting. and i don't buy the spin that these lunchboxes posed little risk to children.
Lunch Box Maker Strikes Deal With N.Y.
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 5 minutes ago
ALBANY, N.Y. - Families that bought tens of thousands of super hero lunch boxes that government tests have shown include traces of lead can get their money back under an agreement between the distributor and the state attorney general in New York.
Meanwhile, a California public interest group hopes the pact between Fast Forward LLC of New York City and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will bolster their civil lawsuits to rid California of lunch boxes with lead.
Spitzer spokesman Marc Violette emphasized there is only a "very mild concern" that the soft plastic and mesh lunch boxes illustrated with comic book super heroes could harm children. He said there is greater concern about the lead being released into the environment when the lunch boxes are thrown away. Some of lunch boxes exceeded the allowable limits of lead under a state hazardous packaging law, Violette said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. stores have already removed the lunch boxes from their shelves in New York, Spitzer's office said. Retailers will provide refunds to customers with receipts or store credit for those without receipts for lunch boxes.
Target spokeswoman Lena Michaud said the lunch boxes will be removed from shelves only in New York. A Wal-Mart spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment.
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The lunch boxes made in China feature Spiderman, Superman, Batman, the Fantastic Four, Precious Moments characters and Rocawear products. The Fast Forward label is inside the boxes. They sell for about $10.
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"This is a welcome first step in our drive to protect children from lead in lunch boxes," said Michael Green of California's Center for Environmental Health. "The companies involved in making and selling children's lunch boxes must now come together to insure that all children are protected."
The lawsuits initiated by the Center for Environmental Health seek to remove lead from a lunch boxes sold in California to protect children and the environment, said the public interest group's Michael Green. He said the suits don't seek specific damages, but will seek to recover the cost of the litigation.
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Lunch Box Maker Strikes Deal With N.Y.
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 5 minutes ago
ALBANY, N.Y. - Families that bought tens of thousands of super hero lunch boxes that government tests have shown include traces of lead can get their money back under an agreement between the distributor and the state attorney general in New York.
Meanwhile, a California public interest group hopes the pact between Fast Forward LLC of New York City and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will bolster their civil lawsuits to rid California of lunch boxes with lead.
Spitzer spokesman Marc Violette emphasized there is only a "very mild concern" that the soft plastic and mesh lunch boxes illustrated with comic book super heroes could harm children. He said there is greater concern about the lead being released into the environment when the lunch boxes are thrown away. Some of lunch boxes exceeded the allowable limits of lead under a state hazardous packaging law, Violette said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. stores have already removed the lunch boxes from their shelves in New York, Spitzer's office said. Retailers will provide refunds to customers with receipts or store credit for those without receipts for lunch boxes.
Target spokeswoman Lena Michaud said the lunch boxes will be removed from shelves only in New York. A Wal-Mart spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment.
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The lunch boxes made in China feature Spiderman, Superman, Batman, the Fantastic Four, Precious Moments characters and Rocawear products. The Fast Forward label is inside the boxes. They sell for about $10.
...
"This is a welcome first step in our drive to protect children from lead in lunch boxes," said Michael Green of California's Center for Environmental Health. "The companies involved in making and selling children's lunch boxes must now come together to insure that all children are protected."
The lawsuits initiated by the Center for Environmental Health seek to remove lead from a lunch boxes sold in California to protect children and the environment, said the public interest group's Michael Green. He said the suits don't seek specific damages, but will seek to recover the cost of the litigation.
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