Lead causes more U.S. recalls of China-made toys

The following items are being recalled:

*250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants address books and journals (may have excessive levels of lead paint on their metal spiral bindings)
*Voluntary recall of Thomas and Friends and Curious George spinning tops and pails (paint on their wooden handles might have had unacceptable amounts of lead); this involves about 66,000 spinning tops and 4,700 pails
*7,900 children's Divine Inspiration charm bracelets and nearly 14,000 Toby & Me jewelry sets

For more complete information on these recalls, please view the article linked at the beginning of the post.