| Senator calls for cadmium ban in kids' jewelry (Asbury Park Press) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Reports of high cadmium content in children's jewelry imported from China have prompted a senior U.S. senator to press for legislation that would ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Columnist Blogs Through Mother's Jewelry Box to Find Answers Hidden by Alzheimer's Two daughters of an Alzheimer's patient have embarked on a year-long journey of discovery as they dip into their mother's jewelry box for gems of a different kind. news.yahoo.com |
Gem, jewelry, mineral show starts Saturday BETHEL Members of the Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association will host the 49th annual Western Maine Gem, Mineral and Jewelry show this weekend at SAD 44's Telstar Regional High School on Route 26. sunjournal.com |
Relative suspected in jewelry theft A woman suspects a relative stole jewelry valued at $2,950 from her home in the 400 block of Ruth Street between noon Monday and 9 p.m. Tuesday, Athens-Clarke police said. onlineathens.com |
Kids’ jewelry shows high levels of toxic metal cadmium: Health Canada documents Three in 10 pieces of children’s jewelry tested by Health Canada for cadmium in the past year were made of as much as 93 per cent of the highly toxic metal, internal government test results show. canada.com |