Toxin that attacks the brain found in some Edsa Revolt souvenir items
02/25/2012A watchdog tracking harmful chemicals in consumer products has detected high levels of lead, a potent toxin that attacks the brain, in some souvenir items being sold in celebration of the triumph of “People Power.”
The EcoWaste Coalition made the revelation on the eve of the 26th anniversary of “People Power Revolution” in 1986 that restored democracy in the country.
The group bought souvenirs from the Filipiniana sections of major retail stores in shopping malls located along Edsa, the center of people’s upheavals that toppled the Marcos dictatorship.
Among the samples analyzed on Feb. 23 through an X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer were commemorative jewelry, rosary, reflective car sticker, coffee mug and tote bags..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120225met1.html
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