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Cadmium to be banned

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The federal government wants changes to children’s jewelery.

It’s proposing guidelines to virtually ban the use of cadmium.

Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that’s been used in jewelry since lead was banned.

Health Canada says there is no known problem from just wearing the jewelry, but ingesting cadmium is dangerous.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says if the guidelines aren’t followed, she could move to regulate cadmium, but that process takes longer than passing a guideline.

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