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Default Pet Food, Toothpaste, Lead Paint, and now....

On Sep 17, 1:01 pm, "Noozer" wrote:
"I will pay more (for toys) because I know it will ensure safety,"
said Lisa Sallese, a Wilton, Conn., mother of a 7-month-old boy and a
2-year-old girl. "But it stinks. It should have been safe to begin
with."

...and she pays twice as much for a insert well known toy company here toy
instead of a Mattel toy, not knowing that both companies had stuff
manufactured at the same plant inChina.

Sounds like a WIN solution for the toy companies. They can double their
prices, citing increased safety costs, while not actually doing anything to
improve safety.


EXACTLY. When my cats began to refuse their favorite store brand cat
food, I switched to Iams. Guess what? That was poisoned, too, although
I didn't know it until March. Now I just make their cat food.