EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The toys you are buying for your kids and grandkids may not be as safe as you think.
That’s according to a new study done by researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Nearly four out of five children’s toys purchased in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region contain at least one toxic element, according to a new study led by researchers at UTEP. The findings, just published in the journal Environmental Pollution, represent the first binational screening of hazardous metals in toys sold on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, UTEP said in a news release.
“Children are not small adults. Their bodies take in heavy metals more readily than ours do,” said Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UTEP and the study’s senior author. “And because their organs and detoxification systems are still developing, the same exposure that an adult might tolerate can cause far greater harm.”…