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Archive Home > 2008 > February > 08 > Redmond mom lobbies in D.C. for toy safety

Redmond mom lobbies in D.C. for toy safety

She sprang to action after her son suffered lead poisoning from a toy

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
February 8, 2008

WASHINGTON — Kara Burkhart’s sons no longer get toys for Christmas.

Colton, 8, and Cody, 10, no longer get toys at all now, not since Colton swallowed a toy necklace and nearly died of lead poisoning.

“I don’t buy toys,” said Burkhart, of....

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