Consumers today always want more and they want it at the lowest possible price, but are they willing to risk the danger that could come with it? Hundreds of thousands of toys are imported into the United States daily from foreign countries, such as China. Some toys are inspected for irregularities, but most are not. This may not seem like such a problem, but the truth is that it is one of the most important problems in the country right now. Children's toys imported from China are found to be contaminated with high levels of lead and are infecting American children with lead poisoning. Some may say that this is a pointless argument, that China is not doing anything harmful, that maybe it was just a few faulty toys, but unfortunately that is not the case . In recent years, thousands of cases of lead poisoning in children caused by toys have been reported. In order to reverse these numbers, the United States must regulate trade with foreign countries; especially China, due to the high levels of lead found in toys produced in China, they must also take steps to prevent lead poisoning in American children in an effort to improve the health of the United States and to promote better trade with other countries. The United States must take action against this epidemic, and doing so requires regulating trade to prevent children from being exposed to defective toys containing high levels of lead. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Toys 'R' Us recalled 50,000 packages of multi-colored sidewalk chalk in 2003 due to high levels of lead in the chalk. This problem is not new and action can be taken. One way to counter this would be for every toy to be regulated and checked once...... middle of paper ......t, August 15, 2007. Web. March 1, 2011. “Recall of other lead poisoned toys from China. » A free press for a free people. June 20, 2007. the web. March 1, 2011. Obama, Barack. "Obama: US must protect children from lead and safeguard imported toys, writes Ambassador Schwab." Democratic Underground. Democratic Underground, August 14, 2007. Web. March 01, 2011. “Product recalls. » Opposing points of view. San Francisco Chronicle, December 7, 2003. Web. March 01, 2011. Schmidt, Charles W. “Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat.” EBSCOhost.com. EBSCOhost, February 2008. Web. March 1, 2011. Sharmer, Laurel. “Newly Recognized Pathways of Lead Exposure in Middle-Income Households.” EBSCO host. EBSCOhost, October 2007. Web. March 1, 2011. Weidenhamer, Jeffrey D. “Lead Contamination of Inexpensive Seasonal and Holiday Products.” EBSCO host. EBSCOhost, March 2009. Web. March 1. 2011.