Cadmium in children's jewellery # 5

I have finally had a response to the letter I sent to the Minister for Home Affairs in April about cadmium in children’s jewellery.

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I do intend to get back to him. Firstly, the ACCC are the first people I contacted, back at the beginning of the year and they told me point blank they have nothing to do with this so, despite what they are telling the Minister, it is obviously not a priority.

Secondly, what if the people importing the jewellery don’t declare that it has cadmium in it? This system seems to rely on operator honesty.

In which I am a domestic goddess...

I have recycled my PJs into two bags. My PJ pants wore out in the seat and I found a use of the remaining good flannel. I have cut off the bottom of the legs and sewed up the legs. I intend to use the little bags instead of wrapping paper at Christmas.