gum ball machine trinket safety

Honestly I have to say that it is something that I really don't know the answer to. I would assume that by now they would be considered to be safe as there were a lot of different kinds of toys and trinkets that were recalled due to the high levels of lead in them that are again available today. The thing that would really leave a little bit of question in my mind is the fact that when it comes to things that are purchased from vending machines, you don't honestly know how long those things have been sitting in the vending machines.

I would consider them to be questionable. The fact is, all of those little trinkets are made in China. Consider this, many lipsticks that are on the market in the U.S. contain lead. This is a product that women ingest on a routine basis. Over a lifetime, the average woman will ingest somewhere between four and 9 pounds of lipstick. Also, consider that artificial coloring has negative effects on health. However, food products actively marketed to children generally contain artificial coloring. The fact is, money is more important to most companies than the health of the people buying the products. If that weren't the case, companies that make processed food would spend the extra few pennies and use iodized salt in their products.