US discovered Chinese children's jewelry contained poison

Again products of Chinese origin cause confusion in the United States. The Associated Press reported an AP investigation showing that Chinese-made children's pendants and pendants contain toxic metals.

AP offers 103 products from New York, Ohio, Texas and California for testing, most of them purchased during the past November and December. The results showed that 12% of jewelry products contain at least 10% of cadmium heavy metal. Many products contain up to 84%, even 91% by weight, of cadmium.

Tests in the investigation were carried out by famous chemistry professor Jeff Weidenhamer of the University of Ashland in Ohio.

The products with the most cadmium, including: bracelets are sold in Walmart retail chain, Claire jewelry store chain and small stores. High cadmium content was also found in the pendant for the theme of 'Princess and Frog Prince'.

Bruce A. Fowler, a cadmium and toxicologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stressed: "There is nothing optimistic that you can say about this metal, it's a substance. poison " . In the list of 275 most dangerous substances in the environment given by CDC, cadmium ranks 7th.

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) announced it will open an investigation of the case. 'We will act quickly to protect the safety of children,' AP quoted USCPSC spokesman as saying.

According to scientific studies, cadmium can affect children's brain development like lead. It can also cause cancer. Children do not need to swallow this metal to be poisoned. Frequently biting or sucking jewelry with high levels of cadmium will also lead to poisoning.

According to the AP, jewelry makers in China have revealed that they have been using cadmium in domestic products for many years. Prohibited from using lead, Chinese manufacturers replaced with cadmium to produce children's jewelry, making them shiny and sparkling, but the price of this metal was not high.