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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-12d: Children's jewelry containing cadmium: Prohibition; enforcement.

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  1. TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. CHAPTER 416*. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Cadmium” means elemental cadmium and any compounds or alloys which contain cadmium; and

(2) “Children's jewelry” means any jewelry, including charms, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, earrings or rings, and any component thereof, that is designed or intended to be worn or used by children twelve years of age or younger.

(b) On and after July 1, 2016, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any children's jewelry that contains cadmium at more than .0075 per cent by weight.

(c) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

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