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"Counterfeit Super Bowl Fan Gear May Be Tainted With Toxins" [1]

"The price of a Russell Wilson game jersey found on one website is about $20. A Broncos infant onesie on the same site sells for around $5. Too good to be true? Probably."



"As Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos fans gear up for Sunday's Super Bowl, it's likely that some will sport -- knowingly or unknowingly -- counterfeit jerseys, jackets, T-shirts and hats that they purchased online or in stores. But it's not just quality and the economy that may be compromised, according to experts. The phony products could also expose wearers to toxic chemicals."

Lynne Peeples reports for the Huffington Post February 1, 2014. [2]

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Public [7]
Source: Huffington Post [2], 02/03/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/counterfeit-super-bowl-fan-gear-may-be-tainted-toxins [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01/super-bowl-counterfeit_n_4706609.html?utm_hp_ref=green [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81