China jewelry makers say toxic metal cuts costs

China jewelry makers say toxic metal cuts costs
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"Workers polish jewelry at a small factory last week in Yiwu, China. Interviews with more than a dozen manufacturers and sellers in Yiwu confirm that the toxic metal cadmium is a common ingredient in the earrings, bracelets, charms and other baubles being churned out by local factories and piled high in city's wholesale markets."