Number of kids that've died from lead poisoned rice: Zero.
Number of kids that've died from eating a Kinder Surprise, Darwin's Law notwithstanding: At least one?
If you want to complain about regulation, you're really complaining about people who don't want to take personal responsibility for their own actions. Rather than not buy Kinder Surprise treats for infants, they'd rather ban them for everyone just in case.
Regulations, in many cases, just reflect collective attitudes.
I'm not sure what sort of point you're trying to make. The major risk of lead poisoning isn't death it's the many other serious negative health effects, especially on children's development. Is there a particular reason why we should ignore lead exposure in children at levels several times higher than the current EPA limits?
Moreover, if a simplistic analysis of deaths caused by "exposure" are to be used to guide policy then we should ban water first of all, along with buckets, gravity, and food.
Number of kids that've died from eating a Kinder Surprise, Darwin's Law notwithstanding: At least one?
If you want to complain about regulation, you're really complaining about people who don't want to take personal responsibility for their own actions. Rather than not buy Kinder Surprise treats for infants, they'd rather ban them for everyone just in case.
Regulations, in many cases, just reflect collective attitudes.