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California AG Files Complaint Involving Imported Jewelry With Lead, Other Metals

The California Attorney General's Office filed a complaint against 16 businesses that have allegedly been supplying retailers or directly selling Californians jewelry containing high levels of lead, some of it imported from Asia, according to the California Environmental Protection Agency.…

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The jewelry items contained metals which are potentially toxic to people, especially young children, the complaint said.