If your child is likely to chew or suck on jewellery which may contain lead, discard the items immediately. Consumers should discard jewellery that does or may contain lead using normal household garbage disposal procedures. While these pictures illustrate the diversity of leaded jewellery available to customers, they should not be used as a guide for avoiding specific jewellery items. Candles with Lead Core Wicks Health Canada has tested a random sampling of candles with metallic core wicks on the Canadian marketplace. Most candles containing lead core wicks came from the People's Republic of China.
Candles manufactured in Canada and the United States are less likely to contain lead core wicks.
Table 2 below provides Health Canada's test results. Before buying candles and to allow you to make an informed purchasing decision, you should ask the retailer if they contain a lead core wick. Separate the fibre strands from the wick to see if the candle has a metallic core. If the candle has a metallic core, rub the core on a piece of white paper. If the mark left on the white paper is grey in colour, then the metallic core is probably lead.