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Lead


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Find the latest Lead recalls below

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls

  • Properly Tied Recalls Children’s Lounge Pants Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard
    January 26, 2023 by Properly Tied Recalls Children’s Lounge Pants Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard
    The recalled children’s sleepwear fails to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
  • ZLINE Expands Recall of Gas Ranges to Include 48-inch Gas Ranges Due to Serious Risk of Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    January 26, 2023 by ZLINE Expands Recall of Gas Ranges to Include 48-inch Gas Ranges Due to Serious Risk of Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    The oven of the gas ranges can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) while in use, posing a serious risk of injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • NewCosplay Children’s Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com
    January 19, 2023 by NewCosplay Children’s Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com
    The recalled children’s sleepwear fails to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

Lead and Children

Why have your child tested for LeadDownload
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Lead and Pregnancy

How can lead affect your unborn child?

Lead stored in your body can be released from your bones and passed to your unborn child.
Possible affects on your unborn child may include:

  • Damage to the developing brain
  • Being born too soon
  • Slowed growth
  • Learning and behavior problems

How can lead affect a pregnant woman?

Possible affects of lead to a pregnant woman:

  • High blood pressure
  • Miscarriage
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Housekeeping tips to reduce Lead exposure

Housekeeping methods to reduce Lead exposureDownload

Lead in Foods, Cosmetics, and Medicines

Lead is sometimes found in foods, candies, spices, cosmetics, and traditional medicines or ceremonial powders.

Commonly identified items that may contain lead:

Food/candies

  • Some candies (containing chili powder and Tamarind)
  • Chapulines (grasshopper snacks)

Spices

  • Curry powder
  • Chili Powder
  • Tumeric
  • Paprika

Cosmetics/ceremonial powders

  • Kajal
  • Kohl
  • Surma
  • Kumkum
  • Sindoor

Home remedies

  • Azarcon
  • Paylooah
  • Greta
  • Ghasard
  • Ayurvedic remedies

Parents may bring lead into the home from certain jobs or hobbies (“take home exposure”) such as:

  • Stained glass
  • Casting ammunition
  • Lead industry
  • Game meat
  • Recycling material
  • Glass manufacturing
  • Valve and pipefitting
  • Bridge, tunnel, and elevated highway construction
  • Refinishing furniture with finishes containing lead
  • Pottery making
  • Hazardous waste
  • Jewelry making
  • Mining
  • Brass or copper foundry
  • Automotive repair
  • Operating industrial machinery or equipment
  • Target shooting
  • Radiator repair
  • Welding
  • Firing range
  • Abatement/cleanup of buildings
  • Chemical preparation
  • Battery manufacturer or repair

A list of recalls from the FDA can be found here


Lead in Drinking Water

To have your water tested for Lead, Contact here

Before it was banned in 1987, lead was commonly used to make plumbing materials such as pipes, solder, and a variety of brass pipes, fixtures, and fittings. Lead from these plumbing materials can enter drinking water because of corrosion or wearing away of the metal. The most significant contributor to lead contamination in drinking water is lead water pipes called service lines that connect homes or buildings to the public water supply.

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