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Stacy
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Stacy asked in Games & RecreationToys · 1 decade ago

How do you test for lead paint on toys?

Target recently recalled several toys because they have lead paint. One of the sets is a dinosaur set but not the set I bought my son. I am not sure I trust them when they say his dinosaurs are safe. I want to remove the Target dinosaurs from his herd but he has so many I no longer know which ones came from Target. They cannot tell me how to distinguish their dinosaurs or even how many were in the pack I bought. So I was wondering if there was an easy at home way to test all of his dinosaurs for lead. Any suggestions?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    lead paint in fact tastes sweet to children this is why they continue to eat it once they have tried it. there are simple test kits on the market to get an idea of the presence of lead paint in toys.

  • pisklo
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    i be attentive to you will desire to purchase lead paint exams at homestead depot to objective paint chips around the homestead... yet i dont be attentive to that it may artwork on resin based paints that they use on plastic animals... possibly call the corporate that makes those attempt to ask them? or you will desire to call your community poison administration middle and attempt asking them the thank you to define out. once you're somewhat uncertain it can be a sturdy theory to in basic terms nix all the dinosaurs and build a sparkling herd. Dinosaurs went extinct you be attentive to, possibly you and your son would desire to drop a flaming ball on all them and burn them interior the back backyard... lol. So he isn't so distraught over dropping them. whether that would initiate an unwated facination with fire.

  • 1 decade ago

    Just to be safe I'd return it and get something else. You don't want to risk your son's well-being!

  • 1 decade ago

    let your child chew on all of them, lead doesnt taste that good, so which ever one he spits out throw away.

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