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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
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
Claire's Boutiques recalled about 19,000 of these charm bracelets for high levels of cadmium in May.
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State lawmakers approve limit on cadmium in jewelry

August 26, 2010, 12:05 AM
California lawmakers yesterday passed a bill that would set strict limits for cadmium in jewelry. If signed by the governor, California would become the fourth state to regulate the heavy metal in jewelry. The bill prohibits manufacturing, shipping or selling jewelry that contains more than 0.... + read more
cadmium, environment, lead, toxins, university of california
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Why cadmium is the new lead paint

January 15, 2010, 5:10 AM
The day that cadmium jewelry became the new lead paint felt like the day to throw up one’s hands. How does one keep track of all the toxins, the endocrine disruptors, the chemicals that collect in our blood streams when they really belong in a jet engine? As if on cue, a group of UC San... + read more
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