Toy Safety Gets A Boost at the Ports

Finally our government is taking serious action on issues of toy safety--putting their money where their mouths are...well...OUR money where their mouths are! Nonetheless, anything that seeks to protect children gets our vote.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is going to have inspectors at the major ports of entry into the United States and hopefully they will be able to prevent, to some extent, the influx of lead-tainted and otherwise dangerous toys that all too quickly get in the hands of our kids. This is at nearly epidemic proportions. So we applaud these steps and hope that it makes a difference.

Here's an article about it from The New York Times. In this election year, it's important for those of us who care about safety, especially as it relates to children, to demand that candidates make clear their positions on these essential issues.

We all know you can't watch over your kids every second of every day; but increased port security might provide some much needed peace of mind.

Wouldn't it be nice to wrap a present for a birthday party and not worry whether or not you were giving lead poisoning with that toy truck?

(c) Scott Pehrson. Image from BigStockPhoto.com