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[–] [email protected] 27 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Only thing I worry about with toys is if the plastic they use is non-toxic. Most cheap toys sold online aren’t tested for plastic toxicity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

True enough, but toxic toys aren't super common in the US. It certainly happens, but they eventually get detected and recalled. That being said, with Trump's plans for gutting regulatory bodies even further, I'll be much less inclined to order cheap toys from online.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Ive never heard of anything from temu or similar being recalled

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Nothing in the article you linked states any sort recalls just companies stating that they take safety seriously. We all know that if a big corporation is saying something its definitely fact and theyd never lie.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

If your kid tries to eat their camera you have bigger issues to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 13 hours ago

Heavy metals and volatile chemicals can leech through skin. Some have cumulative effects.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

If you think toxic means harmful only if you eat it, I've got a glow in the dark watch to sell you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

That will match my authentic late 1800s green wallpaper perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Not the best example, the health risks from radium dials were mostly to the people that painted them, because they licked their brushes to point them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

mostly is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. Would you like to buy my glow in the dark watch, then?