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Started by Clubsprint
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:09
Why do we let the Chinese poison Australian children?
Author: Clubsprint
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:09
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:09
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They're banned in Europe and North America and yet we buy this stuff in toys from China by the tonne. What I'm talking about are phthalates. These nasty chemicals that are known to cause cancer, as an endocrine disruptor and has a negative effect on reproductive development in humans. I've been waging a one man war against these plastic additives for some years, throwing out anything that emanated that nasty chemical smell, I just knew from the smell that these soft plastics were evil. I've only very recently found out what they are. Phthalates are used to soften PVC. Usually they are found in many products for infants like rattles, dummies and teething rings. The child then absorbs the phthalates into their system as the chemical continuously leeches from the plastic. The Australian market is going to be the recipient of an avalanche of nasty,toxic toys that have been rejected by the rest of the industrialized world. There has even been a book written about this horror by Canadian Rick Smith called "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". Why are Mattel and Hasbro, to name only two of the major toys companies,still selling toys to Australian families that contain this evil Chemical? This is not a joke or hoax it's very real. Please write to you member of Parliament, the media, to Hasbro toys, Mattel toys and basically let everyone know about this Chinese toxic assault on our children. This nasty, toxic chemical should be banned from all children's toys, and probably altogether. More info http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria/component+banned+Europe+common+here/1046982/story.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/16/MNT0SQDJV.DTL http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1443724320071015 http://info.hktdc.com/alert/eu0019.htm
Re: Why do we let the Chinese poison Australian children?
Author: dmacka
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:57
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:57
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the book you mention is not to be released until 5 may 2009, a touch premature perhaps? dave "Clubsprint" <clubsprint@nospam.com> wrote in message news:gj55sv$nia$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au... > They're banned in Europe and North America and yet we buy this > stuff in toys from China by the tonne. > What I'm talking about are phthalates. These nasty chemicals > that are known to cause cancer, as an endocrine disruptor > and has a negative effect on reproductive development > in humans. > I've been waging a one man war against these plastic > additives for some years, throwing out anything that > emanated that nasty chemical smell, I just knew from > the smell that these soft plastics were evil. I've only > very recently found out what they are. > Phthalates are used to soften PVC. Usually they are found > in many products for infants like rattles, dummies and > teething rings. The child then absorbs the phthalates > into their system as the chemical continuously leeches from > the plastic. > > The Australian market is going to be the recipient of an > avalanche of nasty,toxic toys that have been rejected by > the rest of the industrialized world. > There has even been a book written about this horror by > Canadian Rick Smith called "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How > the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". > Why are Mattel and Hasbro, to name only two of the major > toys companies,still selling toys to Australian families > that contain this evil Chemical? > > This is not a joke or hoax it's very real. Please write > to you member of Parliament, the media, to Hasbro toys, > Mattel toys and basically let everyone know about this > Chinese toxic assault on our children. This nasty, toxic > chemical should be banned from all children's toys, and > probably altogether. > > More info > http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria/component+banned+Europe+common+here/1046982/story.html > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/16/MNT0SQDJV.DTL > > http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1443724320071015 > > http://info.hktdc.com/alert/eu0019.htm > >
Re: Why do we let the Chinese poison Australian children?
Author: Clubsprint
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:41
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:41
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The release date of the book does not change the facts that this poison is being sold as childrens toys now does it? I don't give a fuck about the book. I want this shit banned. "dmacka" <dmacka13@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:J9A5l.5069$cu.83@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > the book you mention is not to be released until 5 may 2009, a touch > premature perhaps? > > dave > "Clubsprint" <clubsprint@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:gj55sv$nia$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au... >> They're banned in Europe and North America and yet we buy this >> stuff in toys from China by the tonne. >> What I'm talking about are phthalates. These nasty chemicals >> that are known to cause cancer, as an endocrine disruptor >> and has a negative effect on reproductive development >> in humans. >> I've been waging a one man war against these plastic >> additives for some years, throwing out anything that >> emanated that nasty chemical smell, I just knew from >> the smell that these soft plastics were evil. I've only >> very recently found out what they are. >> Phthalates are used to soften PVC. Usually they are found >> in many products for infants like rattles, dummies and >> teething rings. The child then absorbs the phthalates >> into their system as the chemical continuously leeches from >> the plastic. >> >> The Australian market is going to be the recipient of an >> avalanche of nasty,toxic toys that have been rejected by >> the rest of the industrialized world. >> There has even been a book written about this horror by >> Canadian Rick Smith called "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How >> the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". >> Why are Mattel and Hasbro, to name only two of the major >> toys companies,still selling toys to Australian families >> that contain this evil Chemical? >> >> This is not a joke or hoax it's very real. Please write >> to you member of Parliament, the media, to Hasbro toys, >> Mattel toys and basically let everyone know about this >> Chinese toxic assault on our children. This nasty, toxic >> chemical should be banned from all children's toys, and >> probably altogether. >> >> More info >> http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria/component+banned+Europe+common+here/1046982/story.html >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate >> >> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/16/MNT0SQDJV.DTL >> >> http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1443724320071015 >> >> http://info.hktdc.com/alert/eu0019.htm >> >> > >
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