CSI Fingerprint Analysis Kit

CSI has always been a popular television show, so it's no surprise that games were made to promote it. That wouldn't be a problem in and of itself, but the concern here isn't that these kits allow children to image themselves as people who sample bodily fluids from corpses; it's that they include something lethal in the kits. You've probably seen those adverts on TV that question if you have mesothelioma. This is the sickness that occurs when you inhale asbestos fibers, which are exactly what these sets contain.

The powder used to dust for prints in the fingerprint set contained asbestos. CBS eventually agreed to a settlement in the class action lawsuit and issued a toy recall after 20 months. Although it was never explained why asbestos was put in the fingerprint powder, which was easily breathed, many buyers blamed China because the game was developed there. Perhaps CBS can come up with a game to test youngsters to determine whether they've been poisoned by asbestos—practical it's and, given the fingerprint catastrophe, would definitely sell well.