Report: Many Mexican Candies Contain Lead (Sold in CA)

[RamboLiberal]

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040425_326.html

More than 100 brands of candy sold in California, most of them from Mexico, have tested positive for dangerous levels of lead in the past decade and little has been done about it, a newspaper reported.

In nearly every case, the candy mostly marketed to Latino kids stayed on store shelves and no action was taken against the Mexican manufacturers, the Orange County Register reported in Sunday's editions, citing state and federal records.

The public was rarely informed of test results, the newspaper found.

"Children are eating poison," said Leticia Ayala, of San Diego-based Environmental Health Coalition, a nonprofit group that urged the state to better regulate Mexican candies.

State officials said they lack the resources to tackle the problem and have little jurisdiction over Mexican candy manufacturers.

[Dark]

1. I wonder if Halliburton had it's hand in this.

No, wait, they like to STEAL candy from kids, not give it to them.

[private_ryan]

2. does anything bad ever happen without Halliburton being involved?

n/t?

[montana_hazeleyes]

3. I wonder if

state officials could find a way to "tackle the problem" if these candies were marketed to all kids, not mostly Latino kids?

[thebigidea]

4. uh... why, would be the question.

"Man, Juan's candy sucks - he cuts it with lead..."

"No, this is a good batch man... sugar is expensive..."

"Can get one on credit? Just one, man. Just one Jolly Ranchero... I can quit any time I want to."

"That's what you said last time."

[Nay]

5. Where the hell is the FDA??

They are so "worried" about the horror of people getting Canadian drug prescriptions, but they don't give a shit about candy with LEAD??