TV News LIES

Tuesday, Oct 14th

Last update09:03:02 PM GMT

You are here News Health Jewelry industry to self-regulate on toxic cadmium in children's trinkets

Jewelry industry to self-regulate on toxic cadmium in children's trinkets

E-mail Print PDF

Cadmium jewelryHammered by more than a year of recalls and legal setbacks, the U.S. jewelry industry has agreed to voluntarily limit the toxic metal cadmium in children's trinkets - and, in the process, has helped write what amounts to new federal regulations of its products.

The rules join a patchwork of mandatory limits that already deter use of the heavy metal, which over time can cause cancer and other diseases, though there have been no documented deaths or serious injuries. While the voluntary standards don't trump stricter limits from states and legal settlements, they do create a consensus national standard that jewelry manufacturers and importers endorse.

Because the limits are voluntary, there is no automatic penalty for jewelry sold with cadmium levels exceeding them. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will, however, use the limits in deciding whether to pursue product recalls.

The agency has argued that voluntary limits were the appropriate - and fastest - way to create a common understanding of what would constitute a problem piece of jewelry. The agency said that unless it finds widespread failure to comply, it will not seek mandatory rules.

Several states have passed laws to deal with cadmium over the past year. Like the states, the private sector is helping fill a void left by the lack of clear federal limits.

TVNL Comment:  They have to be joking.  Self-regulate after selling poison to kids for years?  Just trust them?  Come on....

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


How to prevent CTE on and off the football field

How to prevent CTELate last month, the New York City medical examiner confirmed the man who shot and killed...

Animal welfare is now part of RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda

Animal welfare part of MAHARobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s making animal welfare a component of his Make America Healthy Again mission.The...

Federal judge blocks Trump changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

Planned ParenthoodThe Trump administration can’t force organizations that receive federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with...

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio of scientists for immune discoveries

Nobel Prize in Medicine scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!