For centuries lead has been used in jewelry,gift ware, flatware, paints, gasoline, water pipes in your homes etc. Lead is a toxic metal, young children are more susceptible to lead poisoning because their bodies are still growing. Once lead gets into their central nervous system and as they grow health problems can occur. Adults are also effected thru fumes or when it is ingested. Depending on the amount of exposure it is known to effect organs and the functioning of the body. The toxic nature of lead is well documented.
We Rhode Island Bead Inc. took a stand in 1997 to have a lead-free facility and make our product line environmentally safe for workers within the building and also for the consumer who buys our product.
