Paulson Chips contain toxic levels of lead - Associated Press

[bmwguy525]

This whole thing is [censored] retarded. It's just the media trying to dig themselves into controversy. It's been known for a long time that professional weight poker chips contain lead dust.

Here's a quote from one of the leading poker chip manufacturer's in the US:
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Before anyone checks them self into the hospital, there is no danger in handling products containing lead. Lead cannot be absorbed directly through the skin. There are many products in common use that contain lead, example: fishing weights and tire balance weights.

Lead is only a danger if you eat or inhale lead powder. The danger is only in the manufacture of chips not the use.

If you are not eating or snorting Paulson chips, no problem. If you are, you need help. You may have already OD.

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For more information on the topic that surfaced back in 2005, here's a link to the ChipTalk thread where it was brought up the first time: LINK