That was the explanation I was given when asked. I imagine different regulations apply to different products. Also obviously different countries have different

That was the explanation I was given when asked. I imagine different regulations apply to different products. Also obviously different countries have different regulations. Lead makes up 20-25% of the contents of the glass of a CRT tube so I imagine that restrictions like those listed in the link below would cause issues. https://dtsc.ca.gov/restrictions-on-the-use-of-certain-hazardous-substances-rohs-in-electronic-devices/ https://dtsc.ca.gov/restrictions-on-the-use-of-certain-hazar...