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From the March 2, 2009 edition MANUFACTURING Lead ban threatening manufacturers By Denise Perreault PBN Staff Writer To save their businesses, one maker of children’s jewelry in Rhode Island is reverting to the use of plastic rhinestones and another is seriously considering the same step as they, with thousands of manufacturers nationwide, await federal decisions to better define the scope of the Feb. 10 ban on lead in certain children’s products. More » This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue. To purchase a copy of this article for $2.00, click here.