{"id":8320,"date":"2010-02-08T03:16:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T11:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=8320"},"modified":"2010-02-09T17:23:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T01:23:15","slug":"safety-information-heavy-metals-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/safety-information-heavy-metals-polymer-clay\/8320\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Safety Information About Heavy Metals and Polymer Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cadmium <\/span>“Jewelry containing cadmium is being pulled off store shelves in the US.” ~Roxanne-M<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently there has been some concerns about levels of the cadmium heavy metal in certain jewelry products. Roxanne Morgan, a valued member at the Polymer Clay Video Library<\/a>, was wondering if this is something that us clayers need to be concerned about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the recent controversy in the US related to high levels of cadmium in jewelry, I was wondering if you have any knowledge of cadmium content in polymer clay. I notice that Premo has two colors specifically labeled as, Cadmium Yellow Hue and Cadmium Red Hue. Jewelry containing cadmium is being pulled off store shelves in the US. I am concerned about polymer clay containing cadmium. Any info would be appreciated.<\/span> ~Roxanne-M<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, before I could even blink (ok that’s a bit of an exaggeration)<\/em>, Roxanne had sent off a letter to Polyform<\/a>, the makers of Premo Sculpey, requesting some feedback. And almost just as fast, Polyform responded with some wonderful reassurance that there products do NOT contain any heavy metals. Here is their response… straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Roxanne,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for contacting Polyform Products Company. The Premo clays in Cadmium Red Hue and Cadmium Yellow Hue colors do NOT contain the heavy metal cadmium. The Premo clay is designed for artists using the traditional color palette and was designed for mixing the clay colors. The traditional color palette was based on the rich colors that the old time heavy metal pigments provide. We mimic these colors with our clay colors but we do not use any heavy metals in our pigments. This is why our clays are named with the traditional color name and then HUE on the end. It lets the artist know that when color mixing, this is similar to the color in the color palette for mixing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALL of Polyform Products brand oven-bake clays and the pigments we use are AP seal certified by the Art & Creative Materials Institute and have been reviewed by the Toxicologists at Duke University, to ensure that the products are non-toxic and do not contain any heavy metals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rest assured, Safety is a number one priority at Polyform Products.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

~Polyform Products Company<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you Roxanne for sharing your research notes with everyone here. We all appreciate it very much. And thank you Polyform for being so responsive to your loyal customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s excellent to know we can feel safe about using the Premo brand Cadmium Hued colors. Based on the information above from Polyform, we can also feel assured that their other traditional<\/em> pigment based colors such as Cobalt, Zinc, Ultra Marine, and Alizarin Crimson… are free of heavy metals as well. Yay!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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