Another Toxic Toy from China
Posted by scapozzola on 01/11/2010
The Associated Press reports that U.S. product safety authorities are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic metal cadmium in children's jewelry imported from China after disclosure of lab tests showing that some pieces consisted primarily of the dangerous substance.
Cadmium ranks #7 on the CDC's list of the 275 most hazardous substances and the head of the Consumer Product Safety Comission (CPSC) is scheduled to address a group of Asian manufacturers tomorrow.
According to the article from the AP the CPSC "has authority to go after a product deemed a public danger under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act - the law used in lead-related recalls several years ago."
Unfortunately, unlike lead, there very loose regulations against using cadmium in jewelry:
"A patchwork of federal consumer protection regulations does nothing to keep these nuggets of cadmium from U.S. store shelves. If the products were painted toys, they would face a recall. If they were industrial garbage, they could qualify as hazardous waste. But since there are no cadmium restrictions on jewelry, such items are sold legally. "With lead heavily regulated under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, factories scrambled for substitutes, just as cadmium prices plummeted."Read more.
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