In The News
Steelworkers launch home lead-testing campaign after toy recalls
10/18/2007
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Local Mom Helps Others Target Toxic Toys
10/18/2007
Video Link (KDKA) PITTSBURGH With thousands of toys recalled due to unsafe levels of lead, one local mother is setting her sights on these toxic toys and she’s teaching others how to do the same.
CHINA: Lead Toxins Take a Global Round Trip
7/12/2007
High levels of toxic lead turning up in cheap jewelry from China are prompting recalls in the U.S. But some of the lead used by these Chinese manufacturers comes from an unconventional source: computers and other electronic goods discarded in Western countries and dumped in China.
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