http://www.addisongreen.info Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:27:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.addisongreen.info/2009/12/02/new-research-finds-1-in-3-toys-still-contain-lead-cadmium-arsenic-or-mercury/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2009/12/02/new-research-finds-1-in-3-toys-still-contain-lead-cadmium-arsenic-or-mercury/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:52:28 +0000 AGadmin http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=1033 www.HealthyStuff.org. Researchers tested nearly 700 popular 2009 children’s products for lead, cadmium, arsenic, PVC, and other harmful chemicals. According to researchers, who have tested more than 4,000 children’s products over the past three years, lead has been steadily decreasing in toys. The number of products with lead exceeding current federal standards for lead in toys (300 ppm) has decreased 67 percent since 2007. However, 32 percent of the toys tested for this holiday season still contained one or more harmful chemical including lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury.]]> www.HealthyStuff.org. Researchers tested nearly 700 popular 2009 children’s products for lead, cadmium, arsenic, PVC, and other harmful chemicals. According to researchers, who have tested more than 4,000 children’s products over the past three years, lead has been steadily decreasing in toys. The number of products with lead exceeding current federal standards for lead in toys (300 ppm) has decreased 67 percent since 2007. However, 32 percent of the toys tested for this holiday season still contained one or more harmful chemical including lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2009/12/02/new-research-finds-1-in-3-toys-still-contain-lead-cadmium-arsenic-or-mercury/feed/ 0