Buyer Beware: Lead in Jewelry at Popular Stores
We’ve known about lead in jewelry, sold in little coin-operated machines in grocery stores, that have poisoned many kids. Also, a charm that came with Reebok sneakers killed a boy last year. The jewelry is usually (no surprise) is made in China, and violates many state and a new national law that goes into effect in February.
But now jewelry that was purchased at major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Banana Republic, Lane Bryant, Express, Anchor Blue, Abercrombie & Fitch, Longs Drug Stores and CVS stores have violated California laws limiting lead content, according to the Center for Environmental Health and to the San Francisco Chronicle.
