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Toxic Metal Found in Kids' Jewelry

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jan 12th 2010 4:00PM

Chemistry professor Jeff Weidenhamer found high levels of a toxic metal in this "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" charm. Credit: Tony Dejak, AP
First it was lead. Now authorities are alarmed about the amount of another toxic metal, cadmium, found ...
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Toxic Toy Report Released

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 4th 2008 2:00PM

Just in time for your holiday shopping, the Ecology Center and Healthy Toys have released their 2nd annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys. That such a guide should even exist is disturbing, but the findings are even more so. After testing ...
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CPSC to screen for dangerous toys at US ports

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 8th 2008 9:03AM

On Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a new strategy for keeping foreign-made toxic toys off the shelves in the United States. Acting Chairman Nancy Nord , Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Assistant Commissioner Daniel ...
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Healthy Toys and Moms Rising tackle toxic toys

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:01PM

'Tis the season for buying toys and lots of them. I did most of my shopping for Ellie online this year, and before clicking on "add to basket", I checked the Consumer Product Safety Commission website to make sure it hadn't been recalled for toxic ...
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Video: Toxic Toys, A Poison Affair

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 30th 2007 1:01PM

As you may know, Barbie and Ken broke up in 2004. At the time, Barbie's spokesperson at Mattel said that the couple felt it was time "to spend some quality time -- apart." But when Barbie and Ken recently ran into each other at a bar, the sparks ...
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