FYI- Target Recalls Baby Rattles -LEAD

Target recalls baby rattles
Associated Press
Article Launched: 10/02/2007 08:05:03 AM PDT


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List of toys included in Mattel recallRecalled: About 82,000 plush baby rattles, manufactured in China and imported by Target, because they can break open and release small beads, which pose a choking hazard for young children. The plush rattles resemble a white baseball, a brown football and an orange basketball. No injuries have been reported. Details: by phone at 800-440-0680; by Web at http://www.target.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.

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Re: FYI- Target Recalls Baby Rattles -LEAD

This is rediculous.
How far does this have to go before being considered an epidemic?

I made a decision a while ago to not register for anything made in China- I just hope that the information is available on the product's pacakaging...