Dollar store products, including headphones and children’s toys, contain toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and antimony. Our report reveals up to 30 per cent of products tested at Dollar Tree and Dollarama contain heavy metals such as lead and other toxic chemicals such as phthalates, bisphenols and PFAS or “forever chemicals.”
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