Toys R Us Baby Bibs Contain Lead

Shannon Weidemann

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Baby bibs sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across the country contain lead and may be potentially harmful to children. The defective bibs have not been recalled and the company says they are in compliance with safety standards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission tested the bibs.

But their own recent tests of baby bibs on the market in the United States found that the lead, when present, was at levels low enough that a child chewing on or rubbing the bib would not get an unhealthy dose.

As a result, the agency urges parents to discard vinyl bibs only if they are ripped or otherwise deteriorated.

"There is a potential risk of lead exposure from babies swallowing pieces of cracked vinyl on used bibs," the agency said in a statement, after being presented with the test results on the Toys "R" Us bibs.

The baby bibs are made out of vinyl and sold under the Especially for Baby and Koala Baby labels. The bibs were made in China which has been the source of many product recalls this year.

For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.