Fashion handbag retailers agree to limit use of lead on products
More than forty retailers of fashion handbags and other apparels have agreed to limit the use of dangerous lead in the products and other fashion accessories.
The companies have agreed to set a new industry standard for the use of lead in the products. This is part of the $1.7 million legal settlement filed last Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court. The lawsuit was filed last year by the Center for Environmental Health based on Oakland.
The environmental advocacy organization discovered high levels of lead when it tested several items of fashion handbags, purses and wallets bought at popular retail outlets in San Francisco. Some jackets were discovred too.
The retailers that participated in this settlement include Target, JC Penny, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Kmart, Victoria’s Secret and Sears.
Studies have been conducted wherein lead exposure can lead to health problems.
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