Quantex Receives Coverage On CNN

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CNN conducted a consumer investigative report on the presence of toxic lead in christmas tree lights, which aired on December 10, 2007.   CNN   purchased samples of four common brands of Christmas lights and asked Quantex Laboratories, to check for the presence of surface lead.  Quantex analyzed three strings of lights from each brand and followed the Consumer Product Safety Commision's (CPSC) standard wipe test for lead in polyvinyl chloride products to determine how much lead in the cords' PVC coating would come off on someone's hands.  One of the concerns is that someone will touch the leaded object, eat something, and ingest the lead.

All four brands of lights tested contained surface lead levels far exceeding the CPSC's recommended children's limit of 15 micrograms.  Wal-Mart brand lights had the highest levels of surface lead, with levels ranging from 86.6 to 132.7 micrograms.  GE lights had levels from 68 to 109.1 micrograms.  Sylvania had levels from 59 to 70.3 micrograms.  Levels of surface lead in the lights made by Philips ranged from a low of 3.2—well under the 15 microgram limit—to 107.2 in another sample

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Quantex Laboratories offers expert analytical, research and consulting services in the chemical sciences.  The company's testing and R&D services solve issues involving contaminant and impurities identification, stability testing, analytical method development and validation, manufacturing problems. product quality, safety, efficacy and regulatory issues. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, personal care products, food and beverage products, consumer products, specialty chemical, and other major manufactures. Work is performed in or modern cGMP and GLP compliant FDA registered U.S. based state-of-the-art laboratory and research facilities.