CPSIA - It's Not Just Us . . . .

From the Charleston Daily Mail, an article entitled "Recall the CPSC":

Recall the CPSC

From the Associated Press: “Hockey sticks with too much lead in the paint, glass water bottles that can shatter and extension cords with too little coating are among the items posing a danger to consumers this week.”

Led paint in hockey sticks is a health hazard?

To whom?

[Any] kid dumb enough to chew hockey sticks is already lead-brained.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission is insane.

This is an overfunded, overstaffed agency that worries about things that no one in their right minds would worry about things that even the most anal-retentive hypochondriac would not think of.

It recalled 12 products today.

11 had no consumer injuries. None. Zip. Zilch. No harm, no foul.

The one that had a problem was a glass bottle that — are you ready for this — could shatter.

This is a bloated agency that costs consumers billions from unnecessary recalls of products — costs that are passed on later in the sale of other products.

Plus, all that re-shipping burns oil — making the environment more hazardous and making the nation more dependent on foreign oil.

The Associated Press report:

Hockey sticks with too much lead in the paint, glass water bottles that can shatter and extension cords with too little coating are among the items posing a danger to consumers this week.

A few more of the usual suspects also surfaced — food items with possible salmonella contamination and childrens’ clothing items with hazardous drawstrings.

Here are this week’s recalls: [Recall notices omitted, but can be seen in the original article at the link above.]