Salvation Army Stops Selling Used Toys

The Salvation Army, at least in Florida, will stop selling cheap used toys to needy families because of concerns over lead paint.

A record number of toys have been recalled this year due to lead paint applied in factories in China, where 80% of the world's toys are made.

The Salvation Army, according to the Miami Herald, can't keep up with the pace of recalls, which require checking the shelves for suspect toys. The charity doesn't want to be in the position of selling a toy that poses a hazard such as lead paint, which can lower the IQ and cause other incurable brain damage if children are exposed at the wrong point in their development.

It's hard not to feel good about poor children being helped whenever you see a Salvation Army bell ringer gathering change. It's sad to think those kids won't be getting toys.

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