Press Release
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
Hartford, CT
July 2, 2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STATEMENT ON KELLOGG'S REMOVAL OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING MERCURY SPIDER-MAN TOYS
"Kellogg has come to its Spidey-Senses: No Connecticut super-hero - especially Spider-Man - should be fueled by mercury. The company has agreed to immediately stop shipment of all cereal boxes containing the Spider-Man toy into the state, and will rightfully request that Connecticut retailers return cereal boxes containing the "Spidey-Signal" toy to Kellogg."
"Kellogg's decision is a great victory for public health, environmental protection and Spider-Man's good name. Mercury, even in the smallest doses, is highly toxic - particularly to children and women of child-bearing age."
"We are pleased that Kellogg is a model by immediately complying with state laws and public policies that prohibit mercury in consumer products. We will continue to vigorously enforce Connecticut's Mercury Reduction Act and Child Protection Act."
"Anyone who has already obtained one of these Spidey-Signal toys should dispose of it through their local household hazardous waste system. Once mercury enters the waste stream, it causes harmful pollution to our air and water."
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