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To the Editor: In response to the Research Letter by Dr Sobel and colleagues¹ on lead in candles, consumers should know that candles made in the United States today are safe. Even though the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) determined in 1974 that lead-core wicks do not present a health hazard, the members of the National Candle Association (NCA) voluntarily agreed to stop using lead wicks. Companies belonging to the NCA make about 95% of the candles now manufactured in the United States. The vast majority of wicks manufactured in the United States are made of 100% cotton with no metal core. Those few wicks with metal are typically zinc-core wicks. All of these wicks are safe. A small percentage of imported candles recently appearing on the market may contain lead-core wicks. However, the CPSC and the NCA have taken strong action to remove them from store shelves. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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