This is really disturbing to me. The bands are stronger than regular hair bands. And they are cheap. Up to 25 in a bag for 3 cents. Officials are worried that people might put the band in their mouths while combing hair to tie up.
These bands might carry STD's and HIV and other viruses. China has been under fire lately because of the lead-based toys that were sold in the U .S. These toys were recalled. We will see in a few weeks how much revenue China will gain from toy sales.
Mother's are now demanding toys that are not made in China. We'll see how far that goes.