Transformers candy has dangerous amounts of lead!
Monday, August 9th, 2010 2:31AM CDT
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Click here to read the article on the Orange County Register. We have a short excerpt for you:
Not that this candy looked that appetizing to begin with, but if you have "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Crunchy Candies in your house, get rid of it.
The California Department of Public Health discovered that one lot of the candy had excessive levels of lead, which can be harmful to the brain development of children. Pregnant women (not the target demographic of the movie or the candy, surely) who have eaten the candy, or parents of children who have, should consult a physician immediately, CDPH said in a statement Friday.
So yes if you do have these, don't eat them or give them to anybody, especially not children and throw them away!
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Posted by Screamfleet on August 9th, 2010 @ 2:45am CDT
The first thing that ran through my head was Spike saying "Oh S#$^ what are we going to do now?"
Which, not so bad, but the 2nd thing was "it must be a decepticon plot!"
And the 3rd was... "that's the way transformers like their candy, with extra lead!"
After all those, I finally thought, "This is no good."
Posted by Mechastrike on August 9th, 2010 @ 8:13am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 9th, 2010 @ 9:13am CDT
Posted by AutobotTrainer on August 9th, 2010 @ 9:37am CDT
Mechastrike wrote:please don't tell me this thing was made in china. no offense. i mean the last time i heard of tainted food were those milk products tainted w/ melamine.
Yes, made in China. Ding Ding...tell him what he's won, Bob...
Posted by SlyTF1 on August 9th, 2010 @ 10:38am CDT
Posted by Liftgate on August 9th, 2010 @ 1:19pm CDT
Posted by agentk9 on August 9th, 2010 @ 7:10pm CDT
Screamfleet wrote:I feel like an awful person...
The first thing that ran through my head was Spike saying "Oh S#$^ what are we going to do now?"
Which, not so bad, but the 2nd thing was "it must be a decepticon plot!"
And the 3rd was... "that's the way transformers like their candy, with extra lead!"
After all those, I finally thought, "This is no good."
"I can't deal with that now!"
Posted by Highbeam on August 9th, 2010 @ 8:59pm CDT
EDIT: I just checked the extra bag I had and it's not the same product. It's a variety pack that had similar hard 'crunchy' candies (more like solidified pixi stick texture) and gummies and something equivalent to Starburst fruit chews but they were sold in mass at Walmarts last Halloween. The lead tainted product apparently was sold "exclusively to 99 Cent Only stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas" according to http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR10-054.aspx
Still makes me wonder if there was anything in the 'crunchy' candies in those bags though... Would there be a way to check on those too?
Posted by Chupacabra Convoy on August 9th, 2010 @ 9:19pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Posted by agentk9 on August 9th, 2010 @ 10:46pm CDT
Chupacabra Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Yea dude, back in the 80's the original TF toys had lead in them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Astrotrain was singled out for it the most.
Posted by Chupacabra Convoy on August 10th, 2010 @ 1:32am CDT
agentk9 wrote:Chupacabra Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Yea dude, back in the 80's the original TF toys had lead in them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Astrotrain was singled out for it the most.
What?! No way... now I'm kind of glad I missed all those originals. Did that carry on to the post season 3 toys? Cause that's like the bulk of my original G1 collection.
Posted by Dead Metal on August 10th, 2010 @ 1:49am CDT
Chupacabra Convoy wrote:agentk9 wrote:Chupacabra Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Yea dude, back in the 80's the original TF toys had lead in them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Astrotrain was singled out for it the most.
What?! No way... now I'm kind of glad I missed all those originals. Did that carry on to the post season 3 toys? Cause that's like the bulk of my original G1 collection.
You'r safe as long as you don't eat or suck on them.
Posted by agentk9 on August 10th, 2010 @ 1:50am CDT
Chupacabra Convoy wrote:agentk9 wrote:Chupacabra Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Yea dude, back in the 80's the original TF toys had lead in them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Astrotrain was singled out for it the most.
What?! No way... now I'm kind of glad I missed all those originals. Did that carry on to the post season 3 toys? Cause that's like the bulk of my original G1 collection.
No, it was solved by then. We're talkin season one and two figures.
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on August 10th, 2010 @ 7:39am CDT
I think I need another cup of coffee.
Posted by Galvatron X on August 10th, 2010 @ 3:44pm CDT
Posted by Dagon on August 10th, 2010 @ 6:00pm CDT
Dead Metal wrote:Chupacabra Convoy wrote:agentk9 wrote:Chupacabra Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:First lead paint, now lead candy? Fortunately it was only one single lot.
Wait, are you talking about Lead paint in Transformers toys? or what happened to other toys?
I don't think there's ever been a case of a Transformers toy actually having lead, misassembled sure, but not lead. Of course, I could be wrong, in which case I might have a deadly transformer in my room somewhere.
I always thought that the nature of concept and the fact that it is one of the strongest core brands for Hasbro/TakaraTomy prevented the toys from being made half assed.
Yea dude, back in the 80's the original TF toys had lead in them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe Astrotrain was singled out for it the most.
What?! No way... now I'm kind of glad I missed all those originals. Did that carry on to the post season 3 toys? Cause that's like the bulk of my original G1 collection.
You'r safe as long as you don't eat or suck on them.
Don't put them in your mouth?? WTF?? There's no point in collecting the toys anymore then.
Posted by Nightscreech on August 24th, 2010 @ 3:44am CDT
Posted by Tristar on August 24th, 2010 @ 8:39am CDT
sorry I couldn't help myself while I hope no one gets sick because of this I just found it funny a candy had to much lead. WHy does a candy have lead in it anyway is my question. Are they trying to market it to transformers? I did it again didn't I....Maybe it's because NESTS tore up Shanghai...