Fast fashion is an inexpensive way to dress rapidly growing kids. But preliminary research has found that the fabric in some of these items contains an unwanted, toxic ingredient: lead. After testing ...

Parents may want to take a closer look at what their children are wearing after new research found unsafe levels of toxic lead in some items kids’ clothing—particularly those linked to fast fashion.

This products contains lead a chemical knows to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not allow children to mouth or chew. At first I felt stupid, Mosley said.

Fabric from brightly colored shirts, like the yellow (middle) and red (right) samples shown here, tended to release more bioaccessible lead from textiles than muted colors. ATLANTA, March 23, 2026 — ...