These people can’t be trusted! 11 January, 2010 at 10:08 am
So, apparently China, having been banned from using Lead in their exported toys, have switched to use Cadmium. Which apparently they’ve been using locally for a while, and it’s cheaper than lead. It’s also apparently more toxic (lead shows up as #2 in priority vs #7 on this list from the CDC, but it looks like the ranking is weighted by frequency of appearance, making more common lead rank high)
And, as the article below quotes, a number of companies are stating that “yeah, it’s toxic, but it’s not regulated. *pbbbt*” Well, OK, maybe not in those EXACT words, but dammit people! Come on!
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