WITH the Halloween season approaching, watchdog group BAN Toxics on Friday cautioned the public against buying costumes and decorations containing toxic substances, such as lead and cadmium, which are both chemicals with "major public health concerns."

According to the group's market monitoring, they purchased six Halloween masks and tested them using a Vanta C Series HH XRF Analyzer.

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