Texas lab, has found elevated levels of lead, chromium and cadmium in two pet toys

[Celestial Wind]

I just got this from my girlfriend and thought it important to share with all of you



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Expertox, a Texas lab, has found elevated levels of lead, chromium, and cadmium in two Chinese-made pet toys sold at Wal-Mart. But two veterinarians said the levels found by the lab are not a health risk to cats and dogs.
The lab was hired by ConsumerAffairs.com to test two dog toys and two cat toys for heavy metals and other toxins.


A dog chew toy, a green monster, tested positive for what the lab categorizes as high levels of lead and chromium. The lab detected lead levels of 907.4 micrograms per kilogram (almost one part per million). Chromium was found at levels of 334.9 micrograms per kilogram. Levels of cadmium, arsenic and mercury were also found in the green monster toy.

The lab said with that kind of concentration, if a dog puts the toy in his mouth and chews or licks it, he is being exposed to a good amount of lead and runs the risk of metal toxicity that may shorten his life.

Expertox said a cloth catnip toy also tested positive for a “tremendous amount” of the toxic metal cadmium. The levels of cadmium found were 236 micrograms per kilogram.


Two other Wal-Mart pet toys were analyzed, a cloth hedgehog for dogs and a plastic dumbbell toy for cats. Expertox found cadmium in those two pet toys, but the lab toxicologist said the levels found were similar to the amount in one cigarette and not considered significant.

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[killertheturtle]

OH MY GOD thank you so much for posting this. I bought that flippin toy for 98 cents at wal mart for my ferrets and they love it. But it is in the trash outside where they can never get it again.
No more wal mart toys...ever.

 

[bat42072]

my dogs had that toy... but i had already thrown it out... thank god

 

[gentle giants]

Yeah, anymore if the tag says "made in China" I ain't buying it!! It makes me mad that so many companies are still making their products over there even with all these problems we are having. I mean, first pet food, then toothpaste, kid's toys, etc. What kind of company will risk a child's or a pet's health just to raise their profit margin?? Well, mabye if enough companies lose millions on recalls, they will start to figure this crap out.

 

[XxMontanaxX]

We are just gonna have to start making our own everything. :?

 

[TK Bunnies]

Eeeeeekkkkkkkkk that's scary!!!!

First it was spinch then it went to pet food, toothpaste, toys, mouth wash, baby carrots, spinch again, and now dog toys (I'm forgeting loads of other stuff, but there's just to much to remeber)!!!! We need stuff that's "MADE IN THE U.S." !!!

-TK :grumpy: