These things are toxic, people! 900,000 ugly sports-themed children's
necklaces and cute little charm bracelets with suns, hearts, and moons,
have been recalled due to their high lead content. This jewelry was all
sold in vending machines in the past year and cost 25 cents, and you may own some if you're like me and
cave sometimes to the incessant pleading that goes on surrounding those
evil little vending machines found in grocery stores and malls.
I've
been writing post after post about kid's jewelry being recalled because
it's chock-full of poisonous lead, wondering all the time WHY these
little tidbits-for-kids are even made from lead when we know that Lead
= Poison. A four-year-old DIED
last year from swallowing part of the charm from a Reebok shoe. The
charm was 90% lead! Please, please, take these things away from your
kids if you have them.
Just so you know, eventually these recall notices about poisonous jewelry will stop, because the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to ban the use of lead in children's products,
including jewelry, zippers, and toys. But don't hold your breath,
because the EPA's first step is to write letters to a bunch of
manufacturers, so a complete ban could take years. I think that I will
just presume that all little items like these are made of lead and
institute my own ban.
