[Jewelry making - Article 00405] - Re: [Orchid] CA's Lead-Containing Jewelry Law

[Karen Goeller]

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    "other" Jewelry (not body piercing or children's) can be made from
    any of the class 1, 2 or 3 materials, some of which contain lead. The
    key is that it can't contain more than the specified amount of lead.
    With regard to leaded enamels, the way they've framed the argument it
    sounds like the key is whether the lead can be leached out of the
    piece by wearing, licking, swallowing, etc. As I understand the
    process, while some of the lead burns off in the enameling process
    (hence the need for appropriate ventilation and inhalation
    protection), the remaining lead is bound in the glass, similarly to
    leaded crystal. There have been studies that show lead leaching out
    of leaded crystal into red wine, for example, so the key "should" be
    the content level of "accessible" lead in the enamel. My
    recommendation would be to contact the DTSC and specifically ask
    them. Please let us know what you find out! 

Karen Goeller
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