Despite Law, Many Art Supplies Lack Labels on Toxicity, Study Finds

WASHINGTON--Many art-supply manufacturers have failed to warn consumers of the toxicity of their products, flouting federal law and possibly endangering schoolchildren, according to a new study.

A sampling of 52 toxic art materials found that 44 percent of them were unlabeled, despite a federal law that went into effect last year requiring detailed descriptions of a product's contents and dangers, according to the study, "Art and the Craft of Avoidance," by the U.S.

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