<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/cb57c6d6-d6bd-4e53-8b22-d8bfbab51eab/E7451D73-473B-45AE-8E2E-EE8A919E7C15/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/" href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.stylelist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/"><H2 class="posttitle"><A rel="bookmark" href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/" linkindex="59"><SPAN id="ppt19078147">Purse Too Heavy? Get the Lead Out</SPAN></A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/"><P class="byline"><A title="Send this entry to a friend via email" href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/forward/19078147/" class="email" linkindex="60">Email this</A>Posted Jun 25th 2009 at 5:00PM by <STRONG><A href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/bloggers/kristen-seymour/" linkindex="61">Kristen Seymour</A></STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/"><DIV> We've worried about lead in toys, and of course, in paint, but now according to the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.ceh.org/" linkindex="63">Center for Environmental Health</A> in Oakland, Calif, we have to <A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/25/BAKU18DF77.DTL" target="_blank" linkindex="64">beware of lead in our purses</A>, too.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/"><DIV>SFGate reports that the group filed suit yesterday (June 24) against 16 retailers (including popular retail chains including <A href="http://www.target.com" target="_blank" linkindex="65">Target</A>, <A href="http://www.hm.com/" target="_blank" linkindex="66">H&M</A>, <A href="http://www.forever21.com/Default.asp?cookie_test=1" target="_blank" linkindex="67">Forever 21</A>, and <A href="http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/homepage.jsp" target="_blank" linkindex="68">Kohl's</A>). </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/">At least 26 brands are accused of manufacturing products (mostly made of vinyl or faux leather) that contain a level of lead high enough to pose a health risk when touched or handled. Lead poses a particularly dangerous for pregnant women and young children.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/06/25/purse-too-heavy-get-the-lead-out/">You can find the <A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/25/BALU18DDF3.DTL" target="_blank" linkindex="70">list of brands the group has accused of high lead levels here</A>. 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