Thursday, October 18, 2012

Feds failed to pursue recalls of children's jewelry laced with toxic cadmium

Feds failed to pursue recalls of children's jewelry laced with toxic cadmium
http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/10/14/news/doc507b04c49d718300387076.txt?viewmode=fullstory

"LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets out of children's hands, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Officials at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also have not warned parents about the contaminated items already in their homes."

Blog Archive