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Unsafe toy had been tested in China, importer says
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The company importing a toy thought to contain dangerous levels of lead says it believed the toy's lead content was safe when it imported it from China.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (CA) is warning parents to keep the special mission combat force military play set away from children after an initial assessment found its paint contained unsafe lead levels.
Peter Wilkinson from Australian Discount Retail Trading says the company has taken the product out of stores.
He says the toy was tested by an independent company in China.
"Lead testing, and a number of tests, are actually quite complex and you do need special equipment to do it," he said.
"But obviously if we get a test from them stipulating one point and that's proved to be inaccurate, we'll make certain that we go over there and do a good check of the facility and find out why it happened."
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