The State of California Wants Your Children to Be Healthy

September 20, 2007 in Diversions, That's Just Wrong with 6 Comments

Really, they do.

But it was a total accident that the lunchbags they were handing out for free just happened to be tainted with a higher-than-admissible amount of lead.

So Healthy!

The bags exhort you to “Eat fruits and vegetables and be active.” Never mind the lead poisoning we’re giving you! Go out there and exercise!

The LA Times reports that the lunchbags, given out free at health fairs and other events, were manufactured in China. Wow, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I found that little tidbit out. So suprising!  I suppose the argument could be made that you get what you pay for.

The article states that “People should return the lunch boxes to the places they got them or take them to their local household hazardous waste collection facility for disposal…”  The entire family can take a special trip to the haz mat center and wave goodbye to the receptacle that formerly held their lunches as it joins the batteries, anti-freeze, and pesticides.  Those are the kinds of memories that will last forever.

And as we all know, children are more susceptible to high levels of lead than adults, so it is great to know that people may have been putting their kid’s lunches in a bag that could poison their food! Between the dangerous lunchbags and leaden Dora the Explorers, China will assure it’s world dominance by having the US produce an entire generation of IQ-challenged children!

About Glinda: Playing against type, Glinda lives in the West with her husband, eight year old son and year old daughter. She is in a constant state of worry that her wand is going to break at any moment.

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6 Responses to “The State of California Wants Your Children to Be Healthy”

  1. raincoaster September 20, 2007 at 8:20 pm #

    What’s so charming is that China promises that next year’s crop of products won’t be so lethal! Great, so that’s sorted then.

  2. Margaret September 20, 2007 at 9:40 pm #

    What’s hysterical (or not) with all those recent toy recalls, China said they would stop importing toys with lead paint to the US.

    Apparantly if you are from…well…anywhere BUT the US, you are screwed.

  3. raincoaster September 20, 2007 at 9:41 pm #

    And I live in Canada. Good thing I’ve been boycotting China since Tiannanmen Square.

  4. Atasha September 21, 2007 at 12:34 pm #

    Isn’t this getting ridiculous? I am afraid to ask, what next will they have to recall.
    You know what I am wondering, RE: the Thomas & friends trains, we had a few that were on the recall list and we sent them back. Now why should I trust that the others we have weren’t painted with lead paint?

  5. Glinda September 25, 2007 at 12:47 pm #

    Rain- They are all about the quality control!

    Margaret- Supposedly Mattel wrongly blamed China for that, but they still need to improve.

    Rain- Here in the US it is difficult to find non-China items.

    Atasha- You can’t and that’s so sad.

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