Take for example the mini blind scare that occurred in the spring of 1996, a year after the ban was proposed. A young child in the U.S. was found to have extremely elevated blood lead levels, the result of sucking on mini blinds imported from China. The US response was to ban the import of lead containing mini blinds into their country. Canada has no power to block their import. We are pitifully behind the U.S. in protecting the consumer.
Discount stores are chock full of lead-containing items.
Any child sucking on jewelry containing lead, as children are prone to do, will get a healthy dose of this brain poison. LEAD would like to see all children who have been identified as having learning or behavioural difficulties tested for exposure to neurotoxins such as lead, mercury, PCBs, and pesticides such as organophosphates. The organization helps people learn more about toxins that may affect children's learning and behaviour. Visit the National Candle Association. All Rights Reserved.