News release: “The Ecology Center today released the 2nd annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys. Researchers tested over 1,500 new, popular children’s toys for lead, arsenic, mercury and other harmful chemicals. The Ecology Center determined that one-third of the toys they tested had “high” or “medium” levels of chemicals of concern this year. Lead was found in 20 percent of the toys tested, including 54 products (3.5 percent) that exceeded the 600 parts per million (ppm) state legal limit set last year and 164 (10.7 percent) above the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended ceiling of 40 ppm. Children’s jewelry remains the most contaminated product category.”