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Subject: 
Weren't we all expecting this??
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lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.ulug
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Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:09:52 GMT
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In someways I knew this would happen and I have been expecting this day.

Hopefully, it means the downfall of MegaBloks forever!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/business/worldbusiness/19safety.html?_r=3&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

--Brian



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  Re: Weren't we all expecting this??
 
(...) Now, now, let's not be too hasty. Remember, competition is GOOD; it keeps TLG on their toes. On a different note, I saw this quotation in the article and it made me wonder: "Lead is sometimes added to plastics to give them yellow or red color, (...) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Weren't we all expecting this??
 
(...) Thanks for the link--product safety is of great concern to fans of the brand, especially those of us who have small children! I think that this part is relevant: Health Canada, a government department, said that the preliminary results of (...) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Weren't we all expecting this??
 
(...) Don't get too overjoyed. Since Lego does not make the bricks, never did make the plastic, who know were it is made. China comes to mind. And if it is like other toys and cat and dog food we may see more on this, Hopefully Lego has been (...) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Weren't we all expecting this??
 
(...) Actually, that is an interesting article about a controversial article. The test that the magazine had done involved scratching off the plastic, heating plastic in a solution of nitric acid (this is a typical way a lab tests for lead in paint (...) (17 years ago, 21-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)

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