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Lead, Cadmium Found in Kids' Drinking Glasses

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 22) -- Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" exceed federal limits for lead in children's products by up to 1,000 times, according to laboratory testing commissioned by The Associated Press. The decorative enamel...

Cadmium: The Health Hazards of an Everyday Toxin

(June 4) -- More than 10 million pounds of it are used in the United States each year, but most of us don't know just how often cadmium -- a natural element that's highly toxic to humans -- is lurking in our everyday products. At least until recently. Now, a flurry of high-profile recalls triggered by potentially...

McDonald's Recalls 12 Million 'Shrek' Glasses

(June 4) -- McDonald's has issued a recall for 12 million "Shrek Forever After 3D" drinking glasses after learning they are tainted with cadmium, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recall will be formally announced later today. Cadmium is a heavy metal that has recently gained attention as numerous...

Some Popular Kids' Jewelry Contains Dangerous Metal

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 10) - Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows. The most...

Background on cadmium

Cadmium ( ) is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury.

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