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Walmart pendants recalled as Disney bans cadmium (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo released by chemistry professor Jeff Weidenhamer of Ashland University, shows a 'The Princess and the Frog' necklace purchased at a Walmart in Mansfield, Ohio in Dec. 2009. Federal consumer safety regulators are announcing a recall of 'The Princess and The Frog' movie-themed children's pendants, citing high levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium. Friday's recall affects about 55,000 items, sold exclusively at Walmart stores. The voluntary recall by FAF Inc., of Greenville, R.I., comes several weeks after an Associated Press investigation reported high levels of cadmium in the pendants and other children's metal jewelry imported from China. (AP Photo/Jeff Weidenhamer, Ashland University, File)  MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Federal consumer safety regulators on Friday announced the recall of “The Princess and The Frog” pendants sold at Walmart stores because of high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an unprecedented action that reflects concerns of an emerging threat in children’s jewelry.

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