As a parent, I have watched issues on T.V., blasting off about lead content in the toys consumers have purchased over a length of time, with many item recalls pertaining to those instances. The numbers reached very high levels of these recalls, so much so, that personally I thought maybe
my little girl was already playing with some. I was not overly concerned because my daughter didn’t get into a habit of putting anything beyond food and drink, lucky for me, and her.

Approximately one year ago though, something struck me in the thought of a safety issue, that had not crossed my mind, until one crazy day at my little girl’s bath time. I looked at all her colorful little toys, and they looked kind of dirty so I figured of course, I’ll clean them up. So I washed the exterior with some non-toxic cleaners, and then it really hit me, a little hole in the bottom of one, two, three, bath toys. The old fashioned “rubber duckies” or Winnie the Pooh, or some crazy looking pink elephant and baby. The holes were black looking, and the insides of these toys were filled with stagnant water and “sludge”, rather gross. I squeezed with all my might to extract this excrement. All I got was nasty water and some of the sludge, and not all of it would come out.

I reported the issue in question to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, explaining in full detail expressing my concerns. This is bacteria! Today I again sent my report in question to them for further review, and I’m thinking I’ll get the same back: “Report the issue again and send pictures.”

These toys are found all over, in every country, in every store, including the wonderful U.S.A. in manufacturing them. They all range from great Disney characters loved by children to the most basic “rubber duckies.” They are made in a manner that it is pretty much impossible to clean the interior, and what comes out of them could be getting into the mouths of our youngsters.

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