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NEW DELHI: Toxic lead was found in 54 samples of children's jewellery collected from different markets of the Capital including Old Delhi, Janpath, Lajpat Nagarand Sadar Bazar.

A slender bangle with dangling silver balls, a piece of jewellery with dolphins on it, a tiny turquoise ring: all pretty, and tainted with lead.

New Delhi: The pretty earrings you pick up from the roadside stall or the innocuous charm bracelet sold at Janpath might actually be very dangerous. A Toxics Link report on artificial jewellery, specially for children, reported that all the samples tested by the NGO were found to contain very high levels of lead, which when ingested, could lead to lead poisoning.

An earring or bracelet which you buy for your child may pose a health hazard for your loved one, with a new study claiming that artificial jewellery found in Delhi

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Lead dust harmed children's IQ. The chemical was outlawed in West 10 years ago.

Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) is a killer chemical, nowadays banned in the west for use in car fuel.

The 27-nation European Union has banned imports of Indian honey, alleging that consignments of the natural nectar from the country are contaminated with lead.

The commerce secretary, Mr Rahul Khullar, on Friday said the government was looking at ways to resolve the issue of import ban. The ban was put in place about a month ago.