children's jewelry Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Eco-Tip: Ten Everyday Toxics to Avoid

Oct 13, 2010Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Have you seen USA Today’s brand new health magazine Fresh? The first issue includes a list of “Top 10 toxins and how to protect your family.” When a widely-read mainstream publication like USA Today tackles a topic like this, everyone in the...

CEH Stands Up to Ban Cadmium

Sep 20, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Last week, the Center for Environmental Health and State Senator Fran Pavley led supporters in Sacramento, urging Governor Schwarzenegger to sign the bill to ban the toxic metal cadmium, from children’s jewelry. This bill would cap cadmium use at 300 parts per...

Protecting Kids from Leady Products in Stores: My Summer as a CEH Intern

Sep 7, 2010Salvador MateoChildren's Health, General Insights, Personal Stories

This past summer, the Center for Environmental Health hosted two high school interns from the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, a grant-making public charity that supports grassroots initiatives to inspire community action to protect the...

CEH in the News on Cadmium in Jewelry

Jan 15, 2010Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, General Insights, Legal Action

Earlier this week, the Associated Press released a report in which they exposed high levels of cadmium in jewelry sold at major retail stores. Please read our post, “This Months’ Flavor for Toxic Jewelry: Cadmi-yumm,” for the latest on the issue. CEH...

This Month’s Flavor for Toxic Jewelry: Cadmi-yumm

Jan 14, 2010Charlie PizarroChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

So it turns out that cadmium (atomic number forty-eight, for those of you scoring at home) is more than an otherwise-meaningless square on the periodic table. It’s also a toxic heavy metal found in our children’s jewelry. Earlier this week, the Associated Press (AP)...