83 Toys From China Recalled
Goody. 83 more toys coming from China's manufacturing plants have been discovered to be coated with lead paint. Surprise. Some 300.000 of them are in consumer's hands, which they're hoping the get back. This comes from Mattel, and the things are mostly Dora and Sesame Street. The CPSC has the full list:
Recalls on Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
The other new thing I saw was that now we're apparently blending pharmaceuticals into our food. To quote one of the founders/proponents, "The whole paradigm in our society has been based on prescription
pharmaceuticals,” Mr. Flowerman said. Now, he said, “food can also be
available for enhancing health and wellness." So you've got yogurt to lower cholesterol, cheese cubes to curb your appetite, that sort of thing. Does this strike anyone else as slightly freaky?
Prescription Foods
Recalls on Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
The other new thing I saw was that now we're apparently blending pharmaceuticals into our food. To quote one of the founders/proponents, "The whole paradigm in our society has been based on prescription
pharmaceuticals,” Mr. Flowerman said. Now, he said, “food can also be
available for enhancing health and wellness." So you've got yogurt to lower cholesterol, cheese cubes to curb your appetite, that sort of thing. Does this strike anyone else as slightly freaky?
Prescription Foods
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posted by Kelly at
12:02 AM
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So now not only do we have residuals in our food from pesticides, growth hormones, etc., but now we can have our very own designer prescription foods too. How very advanced of us.
I guess this is the next step, since our water now has vitamins added.
Maybe in addition to herbicides, we'll have various drugs incorporated into genetically altered plants, too.
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