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Lead


Keeping Kids Safe PosterDownload
Lead-MapDownload

Find the latest Lead recalls below

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls

  • Shimano Recalls Cranksets for Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard
    September 21, 2023 by Shimano Recalls Cranksets for Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard
    The recalled bonded crank parts can separate and break, posing a crash hazard to consumers.
  • DR Power Equipment Recalls DR Power Chipper Shredders Due to Laceration Hazard
    September 21, 2023 by DR Power Equipment Recalls DR Power Chipper Shredders Due to Laceration Hazard
    Pieces of metal can come loose from inside the shredder’s housing and be ejected, posing a laceration hazard. Also, the hopper can become detached from the shredder, posing a laceration hazard.
  • FXI Recalls Novaform ComfortGrande and DreamAway Mattresses Due to Risk of Mold Exposure; Sold Exclusively at Costco (Recall Alert)
    September 21, 2023 by FXI Recalls Novaform ComfortGrande and DreamAway Mattresses Due to Risk of Mold Exposure; Sold Exclusively at Costco (Recall Alert)
    The mattresses could have been exposed to water during the manufacturing process allowing mold to develop and posing a health risk to individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold.

Lead and Children

Why have your child tested for LeadDownload
Children and LeadDownload


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
Lead and PregnancyDownload

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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