The Hazards of Lead
Have your doctor test your family for lead. It’s a simple finger or toe prick. Lead accumulates and can cause brain damage, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, behavioral problems, stunted growth, impaired hearing, kidney damage and even death. It can be removed - but only if you know it is there. For more information visit the Centers for Disease Control lead prevention site.
The Los Angeles Times reported on research that links lead exposure to violent crime, the first study of its kind following children into adulthood:
Lead Exposure in Children Linked to Violent Crime
Information Downloads:
- Lead, your health and the environment 151 kb
- NJ Hazardous Substance Faq. 36 kb
- OSHA Construction Lead Fact Sheet 32 kb
- Red Lead Fact Sheet 83 kb
- Three Hazardous Additives to Toys and Other Products 57.5 kb
- What You Can Do To Protect Children From Lead 32.0 kb
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 25.5
In The News
Toy-testing regulations delayed
2/7/2009
Consumer Product Safety Commission clarifies rules on lead testing
1/14/2009
Parents' Wish List: Safer Toys
12/3/2008
Lead, other chemicals remain in many toys
12/3/2008
Safety first for holiday toys
12/3/2008
Group Urges Lawmakers To Enforce Ban On Chemicals In Toys
11/25/2008
Retracing the Path Toxic Powder Took To Food in China
11/8/2008
Soon-To-Be-Banned Plastic Toys Flooding the Market
10/24/2008
China to review food safety draft law
10/23/2008
Useful Links
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Center for Environmental Health
Information, Regulations and Guidance about Lead in Consumer Products
Labour Environmental Alliance Society