06-06-2012, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Luder
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Wow. Thats incredible.
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Referring to the quantities found, he told AFP that "there's nothing illegal, even though special attention is needed for vulnerable groups such as children."
BEUC said lead, a heavy metal, was found in six of nine tested shirts -- those of Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, France and Italy.
Players from Portugal and the Netherlands will play in shirts containing nickel, it said.
Jerseys from host nation Poland "should be banned outright from shops" for containing a compound to prevent the smell of sweat -- organotin -- that can be toxic to the nervous system.
Nonylphenol, which can be bad for the endocrine system and is banned from waste-water because it can harm the environment, was found in shirts from Spain and Italy.
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