THE EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental watchdog tracking harmful chemicals in products and waste, found half of the 100 toy samples it procured in Baclaran positive for lead and other toxic metals.
The results were released over the weekend as a finale to the group’s observance of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (October 20-26) which is backed by the United Nations, to call attention to the lead hazard in some toys due to the use of lead in paints as pigment or drier, or as an additive in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic toys.
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