Safe Art Materials for Children. 01/20/2010
 Pastels are one of the easiest art mediums to work with but because of the binding of pigment into talc and binders they are amongst the most toxic of art materials and they are not something I would recommend for use in a clean healthy home environment. In 2000, a leading manufacturer of children’s oil crayons and artist’s pastels, were found to have asbestos in many of the products. This was confirmed by independent studies. A family home is a place where our children create and learn. It is vital that we keep this place safe for kids. Some play items contain hazardous materials. In particular, art supplies can pose a threat to your child's health. Existing government regulations can only protect from known dangers. Many products sneak in from countries where the words ‘non toxic’ on the label has very little significance within the country of manufacture. Companies often base their companies in India and China where mal practice lawsuits bring pathetically low compensation payout for poisoning. A mesothelioma lawyer would have a good result in a genuine compensation claim against companies based in the US, Europe or Australia and this is a guide to me, to only believe the words ‘Non Toxic’, on a label, if it is manufactured and owned by a company based in a country where human life has a high financial value. Where it is in a manufacturer’s financial interest to use cheap though dangerous products to manufacture goods, there will always be a risk that they will do this. Talc is sometimes contaminated with asbestos.. In 2000, tests in a certified asbestos-testing laboratory found the tremolite form of amphibole asbestos in three out of eight major brands of children's crayons (oil pastels) that are made partly from talc. Overall, 32 different types of crayons from these brands contained more than trace amounts of asbestos, and eight others contained trace amounts Tests by the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration found asbestos in all four talc samples that it tested in 2000 Comments Comments are closed. |
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