BSA Badges Recalled
Posted in Haven’t we Scouters been told for years that the BSA’s uniforms are “Made in the USA”? By extension it’s been implied that other items sold by the BSA’s Supply Division are similarly made. We know in at least some cases, that just isn’t so.
The BSA is the latest company or organization to be hit by defective Chinese made products. The BSA has issued a voluntary recall of Cub Scout instant recognition badges, the “Progress Toward Ranks” badge. The paint on the badges has unacceptably high levels of lead.
Article link: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071005171932.q4cwknlp&show_article=1
Video link: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/6421.html
There is no mention of this applying to embroidered patches, or any item other than the “Progress Toward Ranks” badge.
The BSA has removed this item from their shelves and asked all retailers who sell BSA items to do the same. The producer, a company called Kahoot, has issued a voluntary recall and have asked parents to remove this item from their child’s possession.
Digital Journal has a bit more information in an article on their site
Wow, that is funny. BSA went through a big show of forse to try to corner the patch making market by imposing some rather strict guidelines so that the emblem companies would shy away from doing business with the scouts, and now here is the BSA admitting that they went overseas to produce some product and now have to recall that product because of substandard materials being used.
Perhaps the National Office should look at itself first before pointing the finger at others. I find this kind of sickening to say the least.
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