Preliminary results suggest high lead levels can be found in discount children’s clothing

The fabric in some ‘fast fashion’ discount clothing contains levels of lead that surpass safe limits set by the US government, according to preliminary research by chemists at Marian University in Indiana, US. The team, led by environmental chemist Kamila Deavers, presented their as-yet unpublished findings at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Atlanta, Georgia on 23 March.