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We just so happen to have a 2-1/2 month-old in the midst of all this hoopla. And even though I'm prone to make all my own toys for the little guy, our relatives apparently can't resist the urge to send us all kinds of colorful plastic crap. There's one particular thing that Jr. just smiles whenever he sees it -- so I've got dueling instincts, and "make the baby happy" keeps winning, so he's got maybe five of six bits of colorful plastic from China in his life.
My wife went out and bought a few packs of lead-test kits and in 6 minutes we had tested every painted surface (all negative)...
then I read the label, and guess where the test kit was made?? The same country where all the lead is coming from!
Ya just can't win! I think the only answer is to home school your kid on an armed vegan compound in Montana.
