Filipinos seeking good luck through lucky charms and amulets in time for the Chinese Lunar New Year may end up getting sick due to highly hazardous chemicals cadmium and lead detected in some of the products.
Lead, on the other hand, is considered as a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems, including the neurologic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal systems. In test buys conducted by the EcoWaste Coalition ahead of the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Water Rabbit, 23 of the 35 lucky charms and amulets purchased from retailers in Binondo and Quiapo, Manila were found to contain high levels of cadmium and lead.
— A “Tau Sui General Pi Shi” amulet that is supposed to protect certain people whose Zodiac signs are against Tai Sui had 4,030 ppm .
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