Dangers of Fake jewelry

Have you ever seen a girl wearing a necklace lift it up and put it in her mouth? I know I've don it. Well, if the necklace is a cheap one, it might contain harmful chemicals. You might want to limit your little girl's jewelry to just the pieces that are real or make sure they don't contain things like cadmium and lead. It is very common for inexpensive jewelry to be laced with the stuff and if your little girl decides to put it in her mouth, watch out. The side effects are listed below in this ABC article.

FROM ABC: Some of that cheap children's jewelry imported from china may be contaminated with cadmium. It's a soft bluish-white metal that's extremely toxic. If ingested, cadmium can cause kidney, bone, lung and liver disease.

An Ashland University Study measured the amount of cadmium in 69 pieces of inexpensive jewelry--selling for only about 5 dollars each--primarily from China. If placed in the mouth or swallowed, some of them could release up to 100 times the recommended maximum limit for cadmium.

The findings support earlier concerns about the dangers posed by cadmium in children's jewelry, especially those made in China. You can help children be safe while being fashionable by choosing cadmium-free jewelry made in America.

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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Easy to Read Toy Recall List

I had my co-anchor and my pregnant producer checking their cribs for a recalled serial number this week.

I got this news release about an easy to read product recall list. I didn't think much of it until I took a look at the site. It really is a quick way to see if you have anything that has been recalled lately. I saw these super cute cribs on the list that look just like the one for Tim's (my co-anchor) little girl. Sure enough, it was the same brand. However, he went home and discovered his crib is just fine! Then, my producer, who is 6 1/2 months pregnant, thought she saw her crib on the list. She went home and discovered her crib is not recalled either. Thank goodness!

The Illinois Attorney General created the easy to read "Most Wanted" guide. It shows pictures with descriptions of some of the major recalls this year. The Consumer Product Safety Commission also has a recall list, but it is extensive and would take hours to click on each item to see the picture.

So here you go: Illinois Attorney General.gov

I hope you don't have anything on the list! Let me know if you do!

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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