Is there a health hazard from lead or cadmium in the childrens vinyl products tested by CPSC?
CPSC staff found no lead or cadmium hazard in the products it tested. Although some of the products identified by Greenpeace and tested by CPSC staff contained lead or cadmium, further CPSC testing and evaluation revealed that hazardous amounts of lead or cadmium were not released from the products. Thus, children would NOT be exposed to hazardous levels of lead or cadmium when the products are handled or used in a reasonably foreseeable manner. How did CPSC test and evaluate the potential lead or cadmium hazard posed by the vinyl products listed in the Greenpeace report? Of the products identified in the Greenpeace report as containing “hazardous” levels of lead or cadmium, only 18 were considered by CPSC staff as likely to be handled, mouthed, or chewed by children. CPSC staff collected 12 of the 18 products from retailers in the Chicago, IL or Washington, DC areas. The CPSC staff chemically analyzed these 12 products to determine the total amounts of lead and/or cadmium contained in
