Major retailers agree to limit lead in handbags, other fashion accessories to settle lawsuit
By APThursday, June 3, 2010
Major retailers agree to limit lead in handbags
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 40 major retailers and apparel makers have agreed to limit the use of lead in handbags and other fashion accessories.
The companies will set new industry standards for lead use in their products as part of a $1.7 million legal settlement filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court.
The agreement settles a lawsuit filed last year by the Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health.
The environmental advocacy group found high levels of lead when it tested dozens of vinyl and faux leather women’s handbags, purses and wallets it bought at major retail outlets in the San Francisco Bay area.
The retailers that signed the settlement include Macy’s, Target, Kohl’s, JC Penney, Sears, Kmart and Victoria’s Secret.
Studies have linked lead exposure to a variety of health problems.
Tags: Beauty And Fashion, California, Fashion, Materials, North America, Oakland, United States
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June 6, 2010: 1:18 am
Well this is a very good news. Retailers nowadays really don’t care about what’s in their product as long as it sells. They don’t care if there’s something harmful in it. Lead is a very dangerous content cause it really affects the nervous and respiratory system specially when you intake it. It is dangerous for human health. So thanks to Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health for acting on this legal issues for mankind’s sake. I hope more companies will submit to limiting or zeroing lead content in their products. |
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