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Spotlight: Health and Welfare

React & Act: Why should I be concerned about lead in jewelry?

January 4, 2012, 2:00 PM
It's against the law in California to make, ship or sell jewelry that contains dangerous levels of lead. Read more frequently asked questions here. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Law will allow fines for all lead-tainted jewelry

October 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
California has imposed fines on retailers and suppliers that sell lead-tainted jewelry since 2007, but because of a provision in state law, dozens of companies have not had to pay. Come January, under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law last week, all violations of the state's jewelry... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Legislature approves tougher penalties for lead in jewelry

August 30, 2011, 5:32 PM
California lawmakers approved a bill today that will impose tougher financial penalties on companies that sell lead-tainted jewelry. The bill, by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Santa Monica, closes a loophole in state law that has allowed dozens of retailers and suppliers to avoid financial penalties. SB... + read more
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Retailers cited again for lead-tainted jewelry

June 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
Since establishing strict standards on lead in jewelry five years ago, the California attorney general has found fewer and fewer toxic items every year. But some stores still are selling lead-tainted jewelry. This month, the attorney general cited Burlington Coat Factory for 23 necklaces... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmaker seeks tougher penalties for lead in jewelry

April 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
In an effort to close a loophole in California's law restricting lead in jewelry, Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Santa Monica, has quietly introduced legislation that would subject more than 200 retailers and suppliers to tougher financial penalties for selling lead-tainted jewelry. The... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lead-tainted jewelry found at Styles for Less stores

February 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
The state attorney general has slapped a Southern California-based retailer with 13 violations for selling jewelry containing unlawful amounts of lead, including a necklace labeled "lead-free." More than half of the jewelry sold at Styles for Less had parts that were more than 80... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Necklace brings reality star 'Snooki' love, not lead

February 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi loves a lot of things. The gym, tanning, laundry. Skin-tight dresses, Ron Ron Juice and muscles. But when it comes to finding someone to love, Snooki, the pint-sized, pouf-haired star of MTV’s hit reality TV show "Jersey Shore," is struggling.... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Amulets linked to lead poisoning among Southeast Asians

January 28, 2011, 12:05 AM
Government health officials are warning of a newly identified source of lead poisoning, especially for Southeast Asians: amulets. A healthy 1-year-old boy in New York City developed lead poisoning in 2009 after mouthing on an amulet around his neck, according to a report released yesterday by... + read more
McDonald's recalled 12 million Shrek glasses because of cadmium. The federal government later said the glasses were safe.
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

As cadmium limit looms, safety debate emerges

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... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

More lead found in children's products

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... + read more
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Rainbow Apparel vendors cited as more lead-tainted jewelry found

November 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
The California attorney general's office on Monday cited CVS/pharmacy and two Rainbow Apparel vendors for selling jewelry with illegal levels of lead. The items contained as much as 62 percent lead – more than 10 times the legal limit. Last month, California Watch reported that the... + read more
Public Engagement Manager Ashley Alvarado speaks with shoppers at the Richmond Flea Market
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lead screenings provide public-engagement platform

October 20, 2010, 12:20 AM
Report. Write. Edit. Publish. At many news outlets, that’s all that is expected; that’s the life of the story. But at California Watch, we aim to do more. Through high-impact articles and innovative thinking, we want to reach new audiences and converse with the communities we serve... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lead-tainted jewelry item found at flea market

October 20, 2010, 12:05 AM
Every Sunday, the Richmond Flea Market hosts more than 5,000 people looking for good bargains and cheap eats. From jumbles of clothes to miscellaneous computer parts, live chickens and puppies, shoppers can find just about anything – including jewelry. Earlier this month, I reported that... + read more
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California Watch tests new way to engage readers with lead-jewelry project

October 5, 2010, 12:25 AM
Make a difference. Innovate. Engage communities. That’s what we’re trying to do at California Watch. Our ultimate goal is to produce high-impact stories that prompt change, serve the public and reach audiences in new ways.   So we are especially proud of our story... + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

VIDEO: Second, California Watch sends items with highest levels to lab

October 2, 2010, 1:32 PM
Items that exhibited high lead levels during an initial screening at the Center for Environmental Health were sent to Forensic Analytical Laboratory in Hayward for testing. All six items that screened high in the first round, tested high for lead at the lab. + read more
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