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Ingestion of cadmium causes poisoning. The danger is once inside the body, it keeps accumulating and it is impossible to get rid of it. There is a likelihood kidneys are likely to shrink by 30% and form stone, besides it may lead to multi-organ failure. The compounds of this metal being carcinogens, may lead to lung cancer and prostate cancer. Rresearchers' report some of them are neurotoxic, they cause neuron cell death and it may affect the growth of brain. Apart from making bones fragile, in the case of children, it affects the renal and dopaminergic systems.
As for the unborn, this hazardous metal can adversely affect its growth. Cadmium has the rare ability to cross the placenta and gets accumulated in the foetal tissues. In the case of pre-Natal exposure to this metal, it is likely, it will result in poor brain development, reduced weight during birth and birth size.
Responding to an API (Associated Press Intnal.) investigation that reported high levels of the known carcinogen in the Disney movie-themed pendants “The Princess and The Frog” and other children’s metal jewelry imported from China, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, that had tested for cadmium in children's metal jewelry for several weeks finally disclosed the recall. Lab tests done on 103 pieces of low-priced children’s jewelry as part of AP’s original investigation found 12 items with cadmium content above 10 percent of the total weight. One item consisted of 91 percent cadmium by weight. The popular Pendants from four “The Princess and The Frog” necklaces had a cadmium content between 25 and 35 percent cadmium, according to the testing. Federal consumer safety regulators announced the recall of the toxic pedants and jewelry containing traces of cadmium way back in Feb 2010.
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Soon after, Wal-Mart pulled the items, the CPSC’s chairman advised parents to throw away all pieces of inexpensive metal jewelry, noting that children who chew, suck on or swallow a bracelet charm or necklace may be endangering their health.
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The nonprofit organisation, Center for Environmental Health reported that some jewelry pieces sold with women's dresses and shirts were nearly pure cadmium, which could cause cancer and reproductive harm after prolonged exposure. The reappearance of cadmium since the recall of children's jewelry has surprised the
consumer advocates who thought cadmium had disappeared from the US kid's jewelry market.
No laws address cadmium in adult jewelry, however, last year the center, upon testing, found 31 adult jewelry items purchased from retail stores were at least 40 percent cadmium, and most were more than 90 percent, according to results shared exclusively with the AP.
Under the state's Proposition 65, businesses should warn the consumers about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer or other reproductive harm. The nonprofit Org has settled Proposition 65 claims against 36 companies, including Gap Inc. and Target Corp., which agreed to not sell jewelry with more than 0.03 percent cadmium. It is the first step in the right direction.
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A rare element (about 0.2 gram per ton in Earth’s crust), cadmium is found in in a few minerals and in small quantities in other ores, especially zinc ores, from which it is produced as a by-product. The chief zinc ore, zinc blende, or sphalerite, consists mainly of zinc sulfide, containing from 0.1 to 0.3 percent cadmium. Pure cadmium of 99.99% purity is obtained by conversion of sulphide into zinc oxide by deep roasting. Cadmium concentrate in the fumes, through various complicated processes, yields pure cadmium.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toxic-metal-cadmium-found-in-chain-stores-jewelry-for-adults/
http://business.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/29/feds-recall-of-princess-and-frog-jewelry-due-to-high-levels-of-toxic-heavy-metal-cadmium-26096/
www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/