I was curious if anybody has ever tested their rep jewelry for lead, cadmium, or other heavy metals?
The reason I ask is that some inexpensive jewelry manufactured in certain countries has been recalled in stores like Walmart due to heavy metal content (for instance in 2010 items from the Miley Cyrus line in Walmart were recalled for cadmium content).
I was curious about the safety of some of the rep jewelry, as being (technically) illegal in places like the U.S., I would imagine rep manufacturers would have a lower incentive to be careful about that stuff compared to a legitimate jewelry manufacturer.
I'm not trying to start rumors or freak anybody out--I was just curious if anybody has tested any of their items? I think there are inexpensive home tests that can be ordered online; I may do it for some of my stuff, just for peace of mind so that I don't worry about wearing it all the time.