| ■ U.S. Senator Seeks Cadmium Ban in Children's Toys, Jewelry | 2010.01.15 |
| Details of legislation to outlaw the toxic heavy metal cadmium in children's jewelry and toys are expected to be released Wednesday by New York Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer. "There is enough evidence about how dangerous this metal is that we must take action immediately so no more children are put in harm's way," Schumer said, the Associated Press reported. "It's time to get this toxic metal out of children's jewelry and toys and keep it out." Schumer's is the first specific legislative action proposed by a member of Congress in the wake of an AP investigation that found high levels of cadmium in Chinese-made children's jewelry sold in the United States. Cadium, a known carcinogen, may also hinder brain development in young children, according to recent research, the AP said. |