Putting the Big C in Christmas

Attention holiday shoppers: can’t decide between toys larded with lead and toys coated with a date rape drug? Well, now there’s another option: a toy that gives the gift of lung cancer. And it’s the perfect present for kids who want to be David Caruso when they grow up (assuming they grow up after playing with it).

The Caruso-heavy Long Beach/Miami edition of the CSI television empire may be a guilty pleasure for Ellen Griley, but at least one CSI toy gives a new meaning to the phrase “guilty pleasure”. According to the Environmental Working Group, the fingerprinting dust in the one out of five CSI: Crime Scene Investigation™ Fingerprint Examination Kit tested contains tremolite, “one of the most lethal forms of asbestos.”

But remember, you only pay for the kit itself– the lung cancer and mesothelioma they throw in for free. A little something extra under the Christmas tree.

Tags: cancer, Christmas, CSI, David Caruso, Environmental Working Group, guilty pleasure, lead, mesothelioma, poison, toys, tremolite