More Poison Allowable In Children's Toys Says The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
January 26, 2011 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis How many people have ever heard of cadmium? If you haven’t, know that it’s highly toxic, especially for kids.
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Cadmium is a cheap heavy metal used for a number of purposes including as part of creating paint colors applied to children’s toys and play jewelry.
The dangerous health effects from acute and chronic exposure to cadmium in both people and animals.
These findings though seem of little consequence to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is suggesting that manufacturers be allowed to increase the allowable levels cadmium in children’s toys and play jewelry.
The labor department finds that a one-time exposure to a large amount of cadmium can result in flu-like symptoms such as weakness, fever, headaches, chills, sweating and muscular pain. Acute pulmonary edema usually develops within 24 hours and reaches a maximum by three days.
With luck and a good immune system, if death from asphyxia doesn’t occur, symptoms may resolve within a week, according to the department.