AVMA: Advice To Owners Concerned About Lead In Toys
AVMA: Advice To Owners Concerned About Lead In Toys
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is concerned about recent reports of lead contamination in toys.Independent tests by Trace Laboratories, Inc. in Illinois and ExperTox Analytical Laboratories in Texas have both found the presence of lead and other toxic chemicals on randomly selected toys purchased in American stores. The highest level of lead found was 30,000 parts per million (ppm) in the paint on a pet toy.
Reader Comments (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
I went back to Iowa this year to celebrate Christmas with my family. I try to make it back a few times every year, but something seemed different about this trek: I felt like I was leaving home, to go home. The realization hit me earlier in the week.
Columbus woman missing (The Joplin Globe)
COLUMBUS, Kan. Investigators suspect that a 47-year-old woman who was last seen at a New Year s Eve party may have been a victim of foul play. Hazel Shockley, of Columbus, was seen the night of Dec. 31 at a party at a friend s house in Weir, according to Columbus police Chief Chuck Sharp.