Are you familiar with Restoration Hardware? It's a home goods store ($$$) that has a multitude of products, ranging from tableware to art. I needed a matching pair of lamps and hunted until I found two within my price point. Restoration Hardware had two that were DEEPLY discounted and fit my needs perfectly.
The lamps arrived. I was thrilled to see lightbulbs included in the package. The bulbs are compact fluorescent (CFLs) and feature the ENERGY STAR label. I was happy about this as CFLs manage energy better relative to incandescents with similar output.
I was not as thrilled to see the sticker label which reads:
WARNING:
This light bulb/lighting product has one ore more soldered electrical connection points on it's base that contain LEAD or lead compounds...
Please take steps to minimize handling of the base of this product.
Please do not place the base of the bulb in your mouth."
This is a fine example of the lead in consumer products ... You can find lead in the most unlikely places!
Gina, your blog made my blood pressure shoot up after hearing the infuriating news that lead is still being used, even though everyone knows it’s toxic. However it was sweet of them to warn us not to suck on that end of the light bulb!!
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me....If you have any news on which lipsticks still contain lead, I would appreciate you sharing that with us. I still feel I must endanger my life with this product, since some 4-H kids at camp saw me (in the middle of the night) with no lip stick on and they said I scared them.