Amid the observance of the Consumer Welfare Month and the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition reminded the public to shun imported candles with lead-cored wicks.
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Warning out on toxic eyeliners contaminated with lead, arsenic and cadmium
As the nation observes the Consumer Welfare Month and as the world gets ready for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers against the application of eyeliners containing extremely high levels of lead.
Offline and online retailers urged to voluntarily stop selling lead-containing paints
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition wrapped up its participation in this year’s International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) with an urgent plea to retailers, offline and online, to stop the unethical and unlawful distribution and sale of paints with violative levels of lead, a potent brain and reproductive toxicant and an endocrine disrupting chemical.