Target Recalls Children’s Belts Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard (2 months ago)
Both Boy’s and Girl’s belts have been recalled from Target stores:
Hazard: The belt buckles contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Sold exclusively at: Target stores and on Target.com nationwide from December 2008 through December 2009 for between $7 and $9
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled belts and return them …
As part of a Congressional investigation, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released information this week that found that nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested had trace amounts of Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, or Cadmium. While these were not found to exceed current legal limits, these metals were still present in measurable amounts. Additionally, 16 …
A Newport Beach Wellness Center Sponsors Child Safety Clinic
As parents struggle to keep track of the numerous toy recalls and safety alerts that may affect their children, Lead Free OC is teaming up with Eastbluff Medical Walk-In & Wellness Center to introduce services that will lower their children’s risk of poisoning. This Sunday, May2nd, …
Many parents mistakenly feel lead isn’t a hazard to their children because their children are old enough not to be chewing or swallowing things. While the risk for acute poisoning might be small as your children are old enough not to swallow small objects, they are still at risk for chronic lead poisoning. …
That’s right, with recent ban of the use of lead in children’s products in the U.S. (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act), foreign manufacturers have needed to substitute the material in their products and are turning to Cadmium, which has many of the same unique qualities as lead. The trouble is, it’s no safer than …
