16,000 lead-tainted toys recalled (Elite Operations military-style toys)

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16,000 lead-tainted toys recalled
By The Associated Press
1 hour, 24 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - Toys "R" Us recalled about 16,000 Chinese-made Elite Operations toys because of lead contamination, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday.

The military-style toys are recalled because their surface paints contain excessive levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by young children. Under current regulations, children's products found to have more than 0.06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall.

This is the second recall of lead-tainted children's products for Toys "R" Us this month. On Oct. 4, the company recalled about 15,000 Totally Me! Funky Room Decor Sets, because surface paints on the back of the decorating kits' mirrors contained high levels of lead.

Wednesday's recall included four Elite Operations toy sets: the Command Patrol Center, the Barracuda Helicopter, the Super Rigs set and a three-pack of 8-inch figures. No other Elite Operations toys are included in the recall.

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An Elite Operations toy set is seen in an undated handout photo from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Toys 'R' Us Inc is recalling about 16,000 Elite Operations toys because the surface coatings of the military-style toys contain excessive levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday. (CPSC/Handout/Reuters)


An Elite Operations toy set is seen in an undated handout photo from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Toys "R" Us Inc is recalling about 16,000 Elite Operations toys because the surface coatings of the military-style toys contain excessive levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday. REUTERS/CPSC/Handout

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1. Lead is not authentic enough.

The CPSC is right to have them recalled until they are tainted properly with depleted uranium.

If we're going to ask our children to play war, let's do it right!