Warden Message: Cadmium in Children's Jewelry

[Kyle]

I received the below email from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. This was also previously mentioned in this thread:

 

http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...c=40242&hl=

 

Warden Message Regarding Cadmium in Children's Jewelry

 

This warden message is to inform Americans of recent U.S. media reports concerning the potential danger of children's metal jewelry produced in China containing cadmium. Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), warns that young children should not be given or allowed to play with metal costume jewelry made in China.

 

Since 2004, the CPSC has conducted recalls of more than 180 million

pieces of metal jewelry because they contained a hazardous amount of

lead. Recent reports indicate that producers of children's jewelry in

China are using potentially dangerous levels of the heavy metal cadmium, a known carcinogen, as a substitute. In response to these reports, Chairman Tenenbaum states that the CPSC has opened a formal investigation into the dangers of children's metal jewelry manufactured in China.

 

The CPSC warns that swallowing, sucking on or chewing a metal charm or necklace could result in exposure to lead, cadmium or other heavy metals, which are known to be toxic at certain levels of exposure. CPSC further warns caregivers to protect young children from possibly being exposed to lead, cadmium or any other hazardous heavy metal by removing any items that may contain the offending metals.

 

It is very difficult to determine if a specific item contains harmful

levels of a metal. Please check the CPSC website at

http://www.cpsc.gov/index.html for more information and further updates.

 

U.S. Embassy Beijing: Tian Ze Road intersection of An Jia Lou Road,

Chaoyang District. Telephone number during regular business hours and for after-hours emergencies: 86-10-8531-4000, Email:

amcitbeijing@state.gov. The Embassy's website is

beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn

 

http://chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/beij...sy-china.org.cn

 

U.S. Consulate General Chengdu: Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. 86-28-8558-3992, Email: consularchengdu@state.gov. For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-28-1370-800-1422.

 

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou: The Consular Section is located at

5th Floor, Tianyu Garden (II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe

District, Guangzhou 510133, tel. (86-20) 8518-7605, Email:

GuangzhouACS@state.gov. Guangzhou adoptions Email:

GuangzhouA@state.gov. For after-hours emergencies, please call

86-20-8121-8000.

 

U.S. Consulate General Shanghai: The Consular Section is located in the Westgate Mall, 8th Floor, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200041; tel. (86-21) 3217-4650, Email: Shanghaiacs@state.gov. For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-21-6433-3936.

 

U.S. Consulate General Shenyang: No. 52, 14th Wei Road, Heping

District, Shenyang 110003; tel. (86-24) 2322-1198, Email:

ShenyangACS@state.gov. For after-hours emergencies, please call

86-24-137-0988-9307.

[a2784]

Yes I recieved this one also. Now I am waiting for them to send me a Warden Message regarding the Tylenol recall.

 

I still have some Motrin with me over here in China but no access to the internet. I hope they will warn me of this danger too.