January 14, 2011, 1:41 PM
Disney-themed reusable shopping bags sold in Safeway grocery stores contained more than 15 times the legal limit for lead, according to independent lab tests commissioned by an environmental watchdog group. The Center for Environmental Health is demanding that Disney, Safeway and the bags...
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January 3, 2011, 12:06 AM
For many consumers, 2010 was the first time they had ever heard of cadmium in children's products like jewelry. At the beginning of the year, an Associated Press investigation found high levels of the toxic metal in charm bracelets sold at national retailers, spurring the chairman of the U...
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November 29, 2010, 12:05 AM
High levels of lead were discovered in a handful of children’s products and adult jewelry items found at major retail stores in California, according to a news release from the Center for Environmental Health. As part of its ongoing lead-testing program, the center bought 370 children...
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