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Cheap Teen Jewelry Full of Lead, Study Finds

Inexpensive fashion jewelry sold at teen stores like Wet Seal, Forever 21, Claire’s and Charlotte Russe is laden with lead, according to a new study by the Center for Environmental Health. The study found lead-tainted jewelry in 10 California stores.
From Greener Design:
Two recent studies, both published in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’s peer-reviewed [...]

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Roses Are Red, Lipstick (Still) Has Lead

In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested 33 popular brands of lipstick and published their shocking find: 61% of those lipsticks contained lead, even trusted ‘natural’ brands like Burt’s Bees. Levels ranged up to 0.65 parts per million – and experts say even tiny amounts can be harmful. Unfortunately, it’s now 2009 and many [...]

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Handmade Toys to be Illegal Under New Consumer Safety Law

After being betrayed by large toy corporations that manufacture their products in Chinese factories with little regard for the health of the children that the toys will ultimately belong to, parents in America have turned to local toy makers who thoughtfully hand-craft items like dolls, train sets and blocks. But, now, because of a ham-fisted [...]

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One in Three Toys on Store Shelves is Toxic

This Christmas, when you’re shopping for the little ones in your life, don’t just thoughtlessly grab toys off the store shelves. An environmental group found that a mind-boggling 1 in 3 toys tested was found to contain toxic chemicals like lead, flame retardants and arsenic. The Ecology Center tested more than 1,500 popular toys for [...]

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EPA Grows a Pair and Toughens Lead Pollution Limits Despite Lobbying

The Environmental Protection Agency has finally done the right thing and reduced the legal limit of lead emissions, despite years of lobbying by industrial battery recyclers who claim the limit will put them out of business. The lead regulations hadn’t been updated since 1978, and over 6,000 studies have shown that exposure even to miniscule [...]

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Does Your College Have Lead-Laden AstroTurf Fields?

Hundreds of colleges and universities across the country have chosen AstroTurf as a low-maintenance, supposedly eco-friendly alternative to live grass. Athletes roll around on it every day, and no doubt fumes and microscopic particles are kicked up into the air during games and practice. Recently, it’s been found that there are disturbing amounts [...]

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