I know Disney is supposed to be happy and all but it is important for a company as big and kid oriented as Disney to know what is going into all of their products that have their name and logo on. It was found that 17 times the federal limit of lead was found in Disney Themed Shopping bags sold at Safeway (for the full article go here).
This is bad on a few levels because one the legal limit has been set for about three years and the fact that these bags are used to carry food. Disney said that it was a third party contractor that made the bags but in any case it has their name plastered all over the headlines. Now, this is not good for Disney but it is a mistake that can be learned from and Disney is taking steps in the matter. Disney has licensees and manufacturers that must test all products before they are shipped but if it is found that they were tested properly, maybe more testing will need to start being done.
Disney has to make sure that this doesn't happen again and knowing how great a company Disney is, I know they will do everything to not let it happen again. Now, I am not in any way shape or form saying that Disney products are unsafe but being aware of regulations and what is put into any product is really important. Regulations are there for a reason and seeing that this could happen to Disney should give awareness to knowing that not all products can be assumed safe.
That's crazy! It's not like they were just a little over the limit, they were 17 times over! Very unsafe, especially for children.
ReplyDeleteThat's insane! I guess it really is important for companies to know just what they are putting their name on, it is in the end their product and in my opinion their responsibility to know what they are selling. While the third party may have said everything was fine it seems like at some point when everyone's trying to compete for the most inexpensive labor that they'd want to make sure the cheapest labor is still being done ethically and to standards.
ReplyDeleteI don't see the hyperlink, but that could just be my computer.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic, and a good opportunity for you to do some science ed/comm on lead levels--you could probably go a little more into the technical side here since you have such a good hook.