Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
In the first settlement of its kind, national jewelry seller Tween Brands Inc. will effectively eliminate the toxic metal cadmium from the bracelets, necklaces and other items it sells.
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
Inexpensive jewelry coming in from overseas primarily has been found once again to contain cadmium, a heavy metal, can cause kidney, bone, lung, and liver disease. In a recent study, 69 pieces of cadmium rich jewelry were analyzed, many labeled for children and imported primarily from China, selling for ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Some of the inmates working in a U.S. prison program to break up computer equipment for recycling were exposed to toxic levels of lead and cadmium, according to a report by the Justice Department's inspector general released on Thursday.
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Today, the Government of Canada took action to protect the health and safety of children by appealing to members of industry to voluntarily stop production, importation and sale of children's jewellery made with the intentional use of cadmium or cadmium-containing materials. "The health and safety of Canadian children continues to ...
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
The 12 million "Shrek" glasses pulled by McDonald's last spring amid federal concerns about cadmium did not have unsafe levels of the toxic metal, judging by revised intake limits regulators unveiled Tuesday.
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