Toys R Us Removes Bibs

[Homer]

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- Toys "R" Us Inc. on Friday said it was removing all vinyl baby bibs from its Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores as a precaution after two bibs made in China for one supplier showed lead levels that exceeded Toys "R" Us standards.


Toys "R" Us is the nation's second-largest toy seller after after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Toys "R" Us, which operates over 1,500 stores, said the result came in testing this month of bibs supplied by Hamco Inc. and marketed under the Koala Baby, Especially for Baby and Disney Baby labels.

Tests of Hamco bibs in May were within standards, Toys "R" Us said.

Vinyl bibs made by other companies have been temporarily removed to avoid any confusion among customers and allow further testing, Wayne-based Toys "R" Us said.

A message seeking comment from Hamco, based in Gonzales, Louisiana, was not immediately returned.

Childhood exposure to lead can cause learning problems, reduced intelligence, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, studies have shown.

Toys "R" Us, the nation's second-largest toy seller after Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said customers can return any vinyl bib purchased from a Toys "R" Us or Babies "R" Us store for a full refund.

Information is available at 1-800-869-7787.

The bib removal is the latest in a series of recent problems involving imports from China. Products including tires, toys, toothpaste, seafood and pet food have been recalled.

The Toys "R" Us move involves about 160,000 vinyl bibs, including some in its warehouses. Almost 90 percent of the bibs are from Hamco, and all of them were made in China, Toys "R" Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh said.

The action by Toys "R" Us came two days after a California environmental group said that some vinyl bibs made in China and sold at Toys "R" Us stores contained lead levels well above federal safety limits for lead in paint.

Toys "R" Us has said its May tests were prompted by Wal-Mart's decision that month to recall lead-tainted vinyl bibs from its stores nationwide. Wal-Mart's recall came after a lawsuit brought by the Center for Environmental Health, the California group.

Both the bibs sold by Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us were manufactured in China for Hamco.

A statement issued by Hamco at the time of the Wal-Mart recall did not address whether their bibs contained lead but quoted an industry trade group statement suggesting that the risk of babies ingesting lead even if the bibs were tainted was slight.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement in May saying that the lead-contaminated bibs were safe if in good condition. But if a bib "deteriorates to the point that a baby could pull or bite off and swallow a piece of vinyl containing lead, then the amounts of lead consumed could approach levels of concern," the agency said

[gator8_24]

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[Homer]

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[Tara]

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

That's not even funny.  >:D You're nasty.

[swamp]

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That's not even funny.  >:D You're nasty.

O0   :)) :)) :))

[Homer]

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

That's not even funny.  >:D You're nasty.

Oh c'mon....it was a little funny. :)))

[gator8_24]

Now what will you use to catch the 'drool'? :)))

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

LOL Hope you do your own laundry! Must be kinda 'stiff or crusty' by end of the day  :))

[Homer]

Now what will you use to catch the 'drool'? :)))

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

LOL Hope you do your own laundry! Must be kinda 'stiff or crusty' by end of the day  :))

I go through a lot of stain sticks. :)) :)) :))

[Tara]

Now what will you use to catch the 'drool'? :)))

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

LOL Hope you do your own laundry! Must be kinda 'stiff or crusty' by end of the day  :))

I go through a lot of stain sticks. :)) :)) :))

OMG...Stop while your ahead please.

[Homer]

Now what will you use to catch the 'drool'? :)))

The same thing I use for my boogers. My shirt. :)) :)) :))

LOL Hope you do your own laundry! Must be kinda 'stiff or crusty' by end of the day  :))

I go through a lot of stain sticks. :)) :)) :))

OMG...Stop while your ahead please.

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

[Tara]

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

Trust me, you don't have to laugh at yourself, everyone else is.  :-[

Now just mind me ok?  >:D  You won't like it if I take TV time away from you today. :,

[Homer]

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

Trust me, you don't have to laugh at yourself, everyone else is.  :-[

Now just mind me ok?  >:D  You won't like it if I take TV time away from you today. :,

I like making people laugh even if it's at my expense.

[Tara]

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

Trust me, you don't have to laugh at yourself, everyone else is.  :-[

Now just mind me ok?  >:D  You won't like it if I take TV time away from you today. :,

I like making people laugh even if it's at my expense.

There's a difference of laughing with you and laughing at you. 

[Homer]

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

Trust me, you don't have to laugh at yourself, everyone else is.  :-[

Now just mind me ok?  >:D  You won't like it if I take TV time away from you today. :,

I like making people laugh even if it's at my expense.

There's a difference of laughing with you and laughing at you. 

See the caption under my avatar? :P

[gator8_24]

Oh c'mon...if you can't laugh at yourself...who can you laugh at? :)))

Trust me, you don't have to laugh at yourself, everyone else is.  :-[

Now just mind me ok?  >:D  You won't like it if I take TV time away from you today. :,

I like making people laugh even if it's at my expense.

There's a difference of laughing with you and laughing at you. 

I think  in this case they mean the same for Homer!  :)) :))