Brainicane

According to a recent study released by researchers for the Michigan-based Ecology Center, one in three toys tested was found to contain toxic chemicals such as lead, flame retardants and arsenic.

It turns out that researchers tested more than 1,500 popular toys for lead, cadmium, arsenic, PVC and other harmful chemicals and said they found that one-third of the toys contain “medium” or “high” levels of chemicals of concern, which are not bad for the environment from a manufacturing standpoint, they’re also terrible for the health of little ones.

Wondering whether or not that gift you were about to purchase made the list? Click through to find out.
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Posted on December 4th, 2008 under Design and Architecture • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback