Emily at Itchmo is way ahead of me now in Wal-Mart pet toy coverage. Good thing, as the story is actually getting quite interesting:

Melissa O’Brien of Walmart’s corporate communication division sent ConsumerAffairs.com an email saying Wal-Mart disputed the lab’s results. She also warned ConsumerAffairs.com that they would be hearing from Wal-Mart’s attorneys.

She wrote: “After reviewing these test results provided to us today on the pet products in your story . . . the results of these tests actually prove the products are VERY safe. If these measurements are in fact the results, as you have reported, they have been severely misinterpreted by the director of ExperTox’s lab, if he is reporting these levels to be ‘high’ or dangerous. To the contrary by this lab’s own report, these levels are considered very low and actually much lower than what is acceptable by regulatory bodies in the U.S. and Europe for products, including children’s toys.”

Who do you trust, Wal-Mart or Consumer Affairs? OK, don’t answer that. Let’s try it this way: Does Wal-Mart really want a court fight over the dangers of the lead there in its pet toys? Does Wal-Mart really want people to know that there’s ANY lead in its pet toys?

I doubt it.

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