CEH Says Rubie's Costume Company not Complying with Lead Regs
The Center for Environmental Health states that Rubie’s Costume Company and its Forum Novelties division, a New York costume maker and distributor that supplies Target, Wal-Mart, Sears and other major retailers, has for at least three years sold jewelry tainted…
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with lead or cadmium in violation of California consumer protection law. CEH states that since 2008, it has found nineteen pieces of tainted jewelry sold by the Rubie’s/Forum entities, including more than a dozen pieces just this year. The group says that 19 items violate California law, and one item, a child’s hair bow purchased this July, contains high levels of lead in violation of federal law banning lead in products designed for children 12 and under. CEH says it filed suit to protect consumers from the tainted items in January 2009, but the company has not yet taken steps to address the problem.