Consumers warned not to eat mouse

"BUYERS OF the Pilot Mouse, made by Kensington, have been complaining that the apparently innocuous desktop rodent comes with a terrifying warning: 'The cord on this product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.'"

Manufacturers which fail to attach a warning to a product which is found to contain dangerous levels of lead face penalties of US$2500 per day for every non-complying item sold in California. As GPS maker, Garmin, notes here it's safer (and I assume, cheaper) to simply attach the labels to everything 'out of an abundance of caution'.