Do Mardi Gras Beads Contain Lead?
Two-Thirds of the Mardi Gras Beads Tested Exceed 100 Part per Million (Ppm) of Lead, Which Is the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Cpsc) Federal...
Two-thirds of the Mardi Gras beads tested exceed 100 part per million (ppm) of lead, which is the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) federal safety limit for lead in children's products.
What are Mardi Gras beads made of?
Plastic wasn't always such an integral part of Mardi Gras celebrations. The original beads were made of Czechoslovakian glass. Throws included food items, such as gold-painted walnuts, sugar-coated almonds, and coconuts.
Are Mardi Gras beads poisonous?
Independent research on beads collected from New Orleans parades has found toxic levels of lead, bromine, arsenic, phthalate plasticizers, halogens, cadmium, chromium, mercury and chlorine on and inside the beads. ... Sure, Mardi Gras is a celebration ingrained in New Orleans' culture.
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