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CBP, CPSC Seize Lead-Heavy Playground Equipment

CBP and the Consumer Product Safety Commission stopped and seized two shipments of playground equipment from China found to have too-high levels of lead, said CBP in a press release. Both shipments were initially held in Detroit and later CPSC…

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analysis found the goods to be unsafe for the U.S. consumer market, said CBP. The first shipment, destined for Minneapolis, had a declared value of $1,550 and the second shipment, destined for Canton, Mich., was declared at $4,691, said CBP.