The dangers of inhaling asbestos or being exposed to other forms of asbestos have been known for many years. However, only in the last couple of decades has the public become more aware of the danger, perhaps because only now is the effect being felt from exposures many years ago.
According to the American Cancer Society, Mesothelioma can be caused by asbestos and it can take twenty to fifty years to show up after first exposure. Not only that but the risk is lifetime and does not reduce over time.
ASBESTOS IN CHILDREN’S TOYS??
Lawsuits have been filed in California against Planet Toys, Inc. and CBS Broadcasting System, Inc. Planet Toys makes a series of kits modeled after the popular CBS program CSI and CBS licenses the kits. The suits allege that fingerprint powder in the kits contained large quantities of asbestos.
“This should be a no-brainer,” says Victoria Ni, the lead Public Justice attorney in both cases. “The facts are that even small quantities of asbestos are hazardous when inhaled, that the fingerprinting powder has been found to contain asbestos, and that this powder has been marketed and sold to thousands of children who are told to spread it around and blow off the excess. It’s a shame that we’ve had to resort to litigation to force these companies to do what they should have done in the first place to protect the American public.”
WHO DA THUNK??
