Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Be careful out there, artists. Buying cadmium paints and pastels still remains illegal in Minnesota, despite efforts by ...

Comparing cadmium and cadmium-free Liquitex paints. (All images courtesy of Colart International Ltd.) Art has always been about risk taking, but it shouldn’t have to mean risking your health. While ...

Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. It’s the paint pigment that brightened Monet’s ...

Artists’ palettes might be about to change forever. A proposed Europe-wide ban on cadmium pigments found in acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints could be enforced in the next two years, the Art ...

European artists can rejoice with rose-colored canvases because politicians announced on October 28 that the proposed EU-wide ban on cadmium pigment (which is responsible for fiery colors like red, ...

Toxic cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the fast food company to recall 13.4 million of the collectibles ...

Associated PressIn this Dec. 17, 2009 photo, Jeff Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry at Ashland University, holds up a charm that he is testing for cadmium in Ashland, Ohio. Barred from using lead in ...

Reporting from Beijing — The cupcake-shaped pendants came in shades of blue and pink, studded with rhinestones. Meant for little girls, they hung on simple faux-silver necklaces and cost as little as ...

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the ...