Consumer Watchdog Initiates Nation’s First Legal Action on Cadmium in Jewelry
Update: According to the Associated Press, the retailer Catherine's is pulling the cadmium-tainted "breast cancer awareness" bracelets from its stores nationwide.
Contact: Caroline Cox, 510-655-3900 x308
At the Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Mike
Larsen, (202) 225-3531; (202) 957-4340 (press only)
Four retailers notified for excessive levels
of cadmium in jewelry
Consumer Watchdog’s Lawsuit Sets First-Ever Legal Ban on Lead in Purses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2010
Legal Agreement Establishes Strict Lead Limits for Purses from Four Companies
7 Toys and Other Products Exceed Lead Limits, California Says
Melissa Rohlin, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2009 California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown issued a safety warning Tuesday, alleging that seven toys and other products tested by the Center for Environmental Health this month contained illegal levels of lead. According to...As the Holiday Shopping Season Approaches, Some Products for Children Still Contain Lead
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Mattel, Disney products found in violation of new federal lead law
Putting Children’s Products to the (Lead) Test
I recently spoke to a group of business leaders from the apparel industry, many of whom make children’s clothes and other kids’ products. Many small businesses that make children’s products are concerned about implementation of a new federal law, the Consumer...
Astroturf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children
Oakland, CA-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today welcomed an agreement by AstroTurf that sets the first-ever legally binding rules to end lead threats to children from artificial turf. The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high...AstroTurf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children
CEH Investigation Results in First Legally Binding Rules on Lead in Artificial Turf
Not Just the Cheap Stuff: Jewelry from Saks, Other Retailers Tainted with Lead
You might think that a good way to avoid lead-tainted jewelry would be to buy a $200 necklace from a trusted name. But if you purchased the necklace pictured above from Saks Fifth Avenue, you would be wrong. Testing announced today by the Center for Environmental...Handbags, Purses and Wallets Found with High Levels of Lead
Apr 8, 2009
Products from Target, Macy's,
WalMart and other retailers found in violation of California law