Lead Safe Children's jewelry
Belle Pearl always puts safety first. In doing so, we are making some changes to our children's collections including our baby bracelets. We will continue to use the Swarovski crystals in all of the other products for ages 12 and up.In order to comply with the new standards set in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for children's products we will be creating all of the baby and children's jewelry with lead safe crystal beads.
Although the Swarovski crystals have been proven that the lead is bonded in the silicate matrix of glass-as a result, the strength of bond prevents the lead from leaking out in an amount dangerous to humans. (That applies to even such accidents when crystals happened to be swallowed.)
Below is a list of materials that are exempt from the CPSIA ruling.
For more information on the CPSIA ruling click on the link below.
http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/smbus/cpsiasbguide.html
These materials or components can be used (separately or
in combination) and sold:
* Precious gemstones: diamond, ruby, sapphire or emeralds
* Semiprecious stones provided that the mineral or material is not based on lead and is not associated with any mineral based on lead
* Natural or cultured pearls
* Wood
* Other natural materials including coral, amber, feathers, fur, and leather
* Surgical steel
* Gold, of at least 10 karats
* Silver, at least 925/1000 pure
* Platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and ruthenium
* Yarn, dyed or undyed
* Dyed or undyed textiles (cotton, wool, hemp, nylon, etc.), including children's fabric products, such as baby blankets, and non-metallic thread and trim. This does not include products that have rhinestones or other ornaments that may contain lead or that have fasteners with possible lead content (such as buttons, metal snaps, zippers or grommets).
* Children's books printed after 1985 that are conventionally printed and intended to be read, as opposed to used for play
* Certain educational materials, such as chemistry sets
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