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Top U.S. regulator says toy safety is improving
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Inez Moore Tenenbaum, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, told the Hong Kong Toys Industry Conference that recalls have dropped markedly, as government and industry have put more emphasis on the issue.
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California Enacts Cadmium Law for Children's Jewelry
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The law sets a limit of 0.03% (300 ppm) for cadmium on a total weight basis for children's jewelry.
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New state law requires chemical data on certain children's products
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Washington state is requiring manufacturers of toys, cosmetics, jewelry and baby products to report when their products contain certain harmful chemicals, under a new law that took effect this week.
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CPSC Lowers Lead Levels
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Total lead limit for substrate materials to be lowered to 100 ppm on August 14, 2011
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Toxic flame retardants found in 80% of baby products
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Eighty percent of baby products contain toxic or untested chemical flame retardants, according to a new study of products such as car seats, changing pads and portable cribs.
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Pediatricians To Feds: Protect Kids From Toxic Chemicals
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The American Academy of Pediatrics calls for reworking of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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What Does "Safe" Mean?
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Eric Stone, a Washington D.C. attorney, discusses the perception of the word "safe" in the world of product safety regulations.
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Dangers of Magnets Used in Toys
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Denver radio host Denise Plante's son hospitalized after swallowing magnets
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AP IMPACT: Cadmium, lead found in drinking glasses
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LOS ANGELES—Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder
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The problem with phthalates
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Imagine a child sitting in his classroom, gazing through the window at the rain. He picks up his pencil and chews distractedly on the eraser at its top. Chemicals, classed in Europe as "toxic to reproduction," dissolve in his saliva and enter his bo
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New Calif. Law Limits Toxic Cadmium in Jewelry
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California became the largest state to limit the toxic metal cadmium in children's jewelry on Monday, effectively creating a new national standard ahead of promised federal action.
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Cadmium is the new lead
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Cadmium is the new lead when it comes to concerns about contamination in children's products. While government regulations restrict lead, cadmium is a newly recognized danger. Chris Olsen shows you what you need to know before you shop.
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Cadmium Legislation Update
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California could soon join Connecticut, Minnesota, and Illinois as states that have enacted bans on cadmium in children's jewelry.
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U.S. Consumer-Safety Agency Moves Closer to Ban on Cadmium in Toy Jewelry
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, responding to a request from four groups led by the Sierra Club, moved a step closer to banning cadmium from children's products, especially toy metal jewelry.
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McDonald's pulls Shrek glasses for cadmium
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Toxic cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the fast food company to recall 13.4 million of the collectibles in the U.S. and Canada.
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