Cancer Foundation Recalls 200,000 Bracelets Contaminated With Lead
by RobotGod.
The Friends of Mel Foundation recalled 200,000 beaded bracelets that were contaminated with lead on news that a 9-year-old fell ill after putting the lead-ridden bracelet in his mouth.
reports that proceeds from the bracelet sales generated over $1 million that went towards cancer research.
Through independent lab tests conducted on various bracelets by Massachusetts Materials Research Inc. they found that the multicolored beads in the Friends of Mel's bracelets contain no lead themselves but that the small silver-toned rings connecting the beads are what have a high lead content.
The beads are from China and Turkey and the small rings that contain the lead are from China.
The foundation claims it was misled by a Chinese supplier, Ningbo Metal Manufacturing. The supplier had promised in writing before signing a contract that the silver-toned rings did not contain lead.
Friends of Mel has promised to replace all bracelets free of charge with "a lead-free product." They will also reimburse postage for anyone who wishes to mail their bracelet to:
The Friends of Mel Foundation
Post Office Box 1660
Wakefield, MA 01880
We sure do have a lot of lead coming into this country. One also has to assume that for every illness that we know about involving lead, there must be countless others that we do not.
Cancer Foundation Recalls 200,000 Bracelets Contaminated With Lead
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