Occupational Safety and Health Administration states that cadmium “is an extremely toxic metal” and overexposure “may occur even in situations where trace quantities of cadmium are found.”[3] Cadmium and cadmium compounds are known to be human carcinogens based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans.[4] The NIOSH revised IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health) for cadmium compounds is 9 mg Cd/m3 which was the original IDLH for cadmium fume.[5] “Due to the fact that Cadmium has no constructive purpose in the body”, it is “extremely toxic even in low concentrations” states Bruce A. Fowler, a cadmium specialist and toxicologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “There’s nothing positive that you can say about this metal. It’s a poison.” [6] On the agency’s priority list of 275 most hazardous substances in the environment, cadmium ranks No. 7. [7] Cadmium becomes especially harmful when the item is “mouthed”, sucked, or chewed on. At that point, the metal can end up in the child’s gastrointestinal system resulting in neurological problems, renal disorders, weakening bones leading to sudden fractures, and cancer. Cadmium should only be utilized for approved materials, and children’s toys and products are not one.