The latest lead from China report seems to be hitting baby bibs at Toys ‘R Us:

Tests conducted this summer by a non-profit health agency show that some vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys “R” Us stores are contaminated with lead, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

The inexpensive bibs, made in China and imported for Toys “R” Us by Hamco Baby Products, contained lead levels three times as high as the level allowed in paint, the Times reported.

The tests, funded by the Center for Environmental Health of Oakland, Calif., were conducted on bibs purchased from Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in California. An independent test conducted by a laboratory hired by the New York Times of the same bibs purchased in Maryland found similar levels of lead, the Times reported.

However Toys ‘R Us is countering that they test their bibs continuously, with the latest being in May 2007. A representative from the Consumer Product Safety Commission said to the NY Times that CPSC tests of bibs did show lead levels on occasion, but they were so low that they were not harmful especially if they were not torn or cracked.

I don’t know about you, but since these bibs were less than five bucks, I might play it better safe than sorry and ditch these things — I’ve always been preferred the cloth ones, anyway…

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