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more about #government more comments → clevernamehere: I became obsessed with Etsy around Christmas and I've been following this whole CSPC thing. It really was meant to improve children's toys after the C... more » haptotrope: I'm really done with the whole anti-lead stance. Really done. its like they are trying to stimulate the economy with a load of insanity. more » Flackette Goes Retro: They can't have my 1981 Beatrix Potter! more » Wit is periodically disensouled: I used to devour books when I was a kid, but I'd read the damn things, not eat them! On a more serious note, what's the age where lead is an issue? I... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Classics such as: The Lead Balloon, Little Lead Riding Hood, and My Lead Wagon will be out of print??? What will I poison my...I mean read to my kids??!! more » AuntieBee: I know this is serious, but I cannot stop giggling over this line: The fine for peddling contraband Berenstein Bears? $10 grand and a jail term. Oh, ... more » argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: our local paper here in town just ran a story about similar legislation pending in the us. i guess the original intent of the law was to regulate lead... more » Bgirl_Hamster: Books! Check 'em out! BUT DEAR GOD, DON'T EAT THEM! more » Whiskey and Popcorn: This can't hurt.Every picture of me aged 5 and down I had a book in my mouth.And look at me now! I'm fine!, I only occasionally get voices in my head ... more » lilredpanda: "...libraries may be forced to undertake expensive restocking, while out-of-print books will be lost forever (although an exception has been made for ... more » girlnamedblue: My mom tells me I used to enjoy pebbles as a toddler, but I don't think I've ever been tempted to eat paper. On the other hand, my friend's little sis... more » MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Uh-oh. Mine has about umpteen old transformers storybooks just waiting to poison him. Good thing he doesn't eat books. I can't think of any book ea... more » bananastand: Can I still give myself that Boxcar Children enema? more » PrettyNotPretty: I hope this doesn't affect my old copy of The Avocado Baby. more » NellMood: Supposedly I ate a copy of Pat the Bunny as a baby. I think I must have just gummed it to death. I imagine that's really the problem, right? I'm still... more » -
#childrensbooks
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The British government is warning that children's books produced before 1985, printed with inks/paints containing lead, may prove dangerous if eaten. The fine for peddling contraband Berenstein Bears? $10 grand and a jail term. [Guardian]
