Action Alert: This Year's Scariest Halloween Costume? Toxic Facepaint!

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Cadmium Found in Halloween Make-up

Halloween is full of spooky surprises, but toxic chemicals, like cadmium and mercury in Halloween make-up--that's a creepy surprise we'd all like to avoid.

HealthyStuff.org recently tested common Halloween make-up, often used by young children, and found one or more toxic heavy metals in 100% of the products tested. Fifty percent of the products tested contained detectable levels of cadmium. Cadmium is a potent neurotoxin and carcinogen, and can disrupt a child's healthy development. It's scary to think about putting these nasty chemicals directly on your face!

Fortunately, a bi-partisan group of Michigan Senators recently introduced a bill that would help to protect kids from cadmium and mercury in children's products. Please tell your Senator that creepy chemicals, like cadmium and mercury, have no place in our children's toys and products. Ask your Senator to co-sponsor this important legislation.

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