The shiny tiaras and bracelets that little girls love to wear need to contain lead despite its dangers to keep the cost down for consumers, the Fashion Jewelry Trade Association told a congressional committee on Thursday.
“The total elimination of lead in jewelry, particularly jewelry that is not intended for young children, would impose difficulties and costs on the industry and adversely affect quality and costs to consumers,” Michael Gale, president of the jewelry group, told a House of Representatives Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
Yes, prices would go up. Yes, items would not be as “flexible”. No, I don’t think people would really mind if it meant that their brains cells would stop dying left and right due to lead exposure.
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