lead in lunch box question

[njcarita]

since reading about the lead levels in vinyl lunch boxes --- i confiscated my kids lunchboxes and sent them in with paper bags???

are you all testing your lunch boxes or buying new ones???
what other kinds of lunch boxes are available??? the only ones by me are vinyl


and also if the vinyl lunch boxes are a problem --- what about the backpacks which are made of the material????

 

[shep]

We got vinyl.

 

[mickeyboat]

I did not confiscate my kids' lunchboxes. From reading the warning, there was a certain brand / character which was found to have problems. Sorry - I can't remember which one it was. Our lunchboxes are not that brand, so I did not feel the need to test them.

Denae

 

[HappyMommy2]

I'm glad you posted this. It sounded like something that needed to be snoped so I did:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/lunchbox.asp

After reading that I am concerned enough that I will probably just toss my 3-year-old's vinyl lunchbox and get him a cloth bag or a hard plastic lunchbox; he'll be happy to have a new one anyway. I don't feel like spending $5 on a lead testing kit when the lunchbox only cost $10 at Wal Mart to begin with.
It does appear that a LOT of vinyl lunchboxes (not just one brand or design) may be suspect, unfortunately.