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Toxic chemicals found in teddy bears
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Story here Quote:Teddy bears - children love them, put them in their mouths and play with them for security. [snip] Solvents, acids and heat extract concentrated levels of flame retardants and pesticides -- up to 68,000 nanograms per gram, unsafe levels of chemicals capable of causing medical problems from learning disabilities to cancer. The scientists expected to find flame retardants, but they were surprised to discover high levels of pesticides, like DDT and chlordane, toxic bug killers that have been banned in the U.S. for years. End quote These teddy bears are often made in China and other third world countries, where such toxic chemicals are still commonplace. Quote: Tests show washing doesn't help. [snip] And it's still not clear how much of the pesticides children ingest or absorb through their skin. "I was like oooh, maybe we shouldn't play with these so much," said another parent Cindy White. End quote Is there a toy that IS safe to use now???  My Avatar, |
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I am skeptical about one thing: what is the sample size of these stuffed animals? What was the varience in the study? They did not report any of these important scientific details. 
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IM no expert but now a days it seems, like every thing may cause cancer.
a. bai
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Gendou - The video shows that they used bears of varying sizes, shapes, and manufacturers. One bear was only about 6 inches, but was said to have toxic levels of Chlordane. My Avatar, |
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on 2006-02-21 10:37:53 |
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wow, i'm going to tell all my friends, luckily my parents never buy any toys for me thanks for the information guamp :) 
'Que sera, sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see,Que sera, sera' |
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China's not a third world country.
Wise Man says: "Take a dog off its leash and it will wander."
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Hmmm that's bad. I usually put my teddy bear above my face when I sleep.  |
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on 2006-02-21 22:56:22
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as much as i like iformation that involves my health...china ain't a third world country.... whoever wrote that article is an *sshole...^^ 
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hmm... i hug a teddy bear everytime i sleep. what do i get?  |
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| I don't really believe immediately in published articles with statistics etc. They can be "manipulated". Anyway, whether stuffed teddy bears are dangerous or not, I won't be able to hug one. I have lots of them but my parents stored some of them. The others are covered in "decorative" plastic and displayed in one of the rooms in our house. If they'll hear this, I think they'll throw all of my stuffed bears out. |
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Wow...poisonous teddies? My school has a teddy bear drive for kids with cancer.  |
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ahahahaha....i'm not surprised by this at all. come on u guys...what isn't considered "bad" for us now a days? i mean everyday there's reports on how milk is horrible for one's body, apple juice, microwaves, certain apartment buildings, the very air we breath can cause cancer! we have basically named everything on earth that can be harmful to one's body. "toxic" teddy bears should be no surprise.point is we're surrounded by all such things everyday...and what do we do? we live with it. oh mad cow disease is sweeping the nation. wat do we do? we still continue to go to mcDonalds..lol. fact is stuff like this doesn't really interfere on how we live.
i have nothing to say besides school is gay~!
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