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Jewelry marked as "Lead Free" turns out not to be; retailer conducts national recall
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In November 2007, IKE and the Marion County Health Department discovered that a local retailer was selling jewelry sets that were marked as "Lead Free."
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Testing by the Health Department showed that several of the pieces contained substantial amounts of lead--way more than the 600 parts per million standard of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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In an article in the New York Times on November 17, K Mart stated that it would conduct a national recall of the jewelry
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There is no official designation of products as "Lead Free"; consumers should be wary of such claims
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Lead in jewelry, even that not specifically marketed for children, can still be accessible to youngsters who can suck on or swallow small parts
IKE's Press Release (Nov. 20, 2007)