tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1005309447845733389..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Are Children's Books Health Hazzards?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77924325335242809662009-02-02T01:45:00.000-06:002009-02-02T01:45:00.000-06:00Exactly, Sam.. on all accounts.Exactly, Sam.. on all accounts.Momster Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327839991281281258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-573657596486263652009-02-01T12:11:00.000-06:002009-02-01T12:11:00.000-06:00Looks like the libraries got a one-year reprieve, ...Looks like the libraries got a one-year reprieve, Gina. Hopefully, someone can come up with a plan that makes sense but, if they are truly worried about old library books, how in the world can they go a whole year without doing something?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-41440470942291215712009-01-27T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-27T11:02:00.000-06:00Oh absolutely - as I mentioned, it's being handled...Oh absolutely - as I mentioned, it's being handled wrong. <BR/><BR/>On February 10th, thousands upon thousands of small shops, book store, cloth diaper makers, and more will be shut down....and we don't need to be. Unless we can test every product going out the door for lead.<BR/><BR/>There was an issue with consignment/Goodwill shops they already cleared up (at first, the law stated that NO Momster Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327839991281281258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1080908209213653162009-01-26T12:45:00.000-06:002009-01-26T12:45:00.000-06:00Gina, I understand the seriousness of lead poisoni...Gina, I understand the seriousness of lead poisoning, especially as it pertains to children.<BR/><BR/>However, I do think it is overkill to expect libraries and bookstores to clear their shelves, ship everything someplace for testing, and at some point in the distant future restock their shelves.<BR/><BR/>It makes more sense to me to apply this law toward future library purchases, placing the Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-75291723277910343732009-01-26T12:04:00.000-06:002009-01-26T12:04:00.000-06:00It's not about death from licking toys or books. I...It's not about death from licking toys or books. It's about slow, toxic poisoning from everything we touch. Lead poisoning isn't a secret thing - we know it lowers IQ, is toxic to the kidneys and blood formation, and is a carcinogen (among other things?).<BR/><BR/>Formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, phthalates.. it's on/in just about everything and some things worse than others, and it's causing damage Momster Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327839991281281258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7904988346132234572009-01-24T17:50:00.000-06:002009-01-24T17:50:00.000-06:00Jeanne, I seriously doubt that anyone has ever die...Jeanne, I seriously doubt that anyone has ever died from "licking" a book...I wonder if brain damage is a possibility? <BR/><BR/>Actually, the whole concept here just seems ridiculous to me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1845539011252093472009-01-24T17:49:00.000-06:002009-01-24T17:49:00.000-06:00They don't call this a "nanny state" for nothing, ...They don't call this a "nanny state" for nothing, Wendy. And I'm afraid it's going to get a whole lot worse under the new administration.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45297191899277846252009-01-24T17:43:00.000-06:002009-01-24T17:43:00.000-06:00I read this too, Sam and I gagged. Come on! What n...I read this too, Sam and I gagged. Come on! What next!?!??! *laughs* Things keep getting weirder and weirder in our country when it comes to literature and "protecting" children!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42689775992488605952009-01-24T16:03:00.000-06:002009-01-24T16:03:00.000-06:00My daughter never put her teeth on books, even at ...My daughter never put her teeth on books, even at that young, young age. I can't imagine that a child ever died of doing such, have there been any incidents of that?Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com