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The number of product recalls due to lead hazards seems to keep growing. I have recently blogged about many of these products on InjuryBoard. The most recent recall is for the Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set by Troy-Bilt. The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and causes lead poisoning,...

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced a recall of Children's Turquoise Rings made by Cardinal Distiributing Co. in Baltimore due to lead hazards on the product. The products were made in China. The silver-colored rings have a round turquoise-colored stone on top. The stone is surrounded by a band of small silver-colored balls. If ingested or mouthed by a child, the...

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An interesting article appeared today in the Concord Monitor, a newspaper in Maine, regarding the prevention of child lead poisoning. The article points out that most laws and regulations today deal with scenarios after a child has been diagnosed with high lead levels in the blood. These would include lead paint inspections of the property where the child resides, home education, and other...

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The California Department of Health recently pulled candy from the shelves of stores due to testing results which showed high levels of lead in the candy. The candies are made in Mexico by Effem Mexico, Inc. and were on the shelves of Marquez Brothers stores. There have been no identified cases of lead poisoning from the candies.Child lead poisoning is a major health concern in the United...

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Child lead poisoning is a significant problem in the United States. A lead poisoned child is at increased risk for learning and behavioral problems later in life. These injuries are considered to be permanent and irreversible. Most lead poisoning is from peeling, chipping, and flaking lead-based paint in older homes.Two recent stories brought to light some other possible sources of lead...

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I just returned from Chicago yesterday where I was attending the national child lead paint poisoning seminar with attorneys from all over the United States. The seminar focused on current trends in this litigation and discussed the most recent medical and scientific information on this terrible disease. An article that appeared yesterday about a family in Portland, Maine caught my attention. ...

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A significant child lead poisoning case is going to court in New York. I should actually say a "children" lead poisoning case because there were nineteen children poisoned at a single government subsidized rental property in Brooklyn, New York. The families complained about the horrible disrepair of the building but apparently their complaints were ignored. The suit alleges that the lead...

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"Parents still need to be vigilant about the recalls on products marketed to children that might contain lead, and take those products away from children as soon as they are recalled," Jessica Frohman, co-chair of the Sierra Club's national toxics committee, said Sunday.The Environmental Protection Agency agreed in response to legal pressure to write up to 120 importing and manufacturing...

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About 396,000 metal key chains, imported by Dollar General Merchandising, Inc., were recalled because they contain high levels of lead,paint which is toxic for children. Lead poisoning can cause learning problems, speech problems, delinquency, and behavioral problems, including symptoms like ADHD. The recall includes three styles of key chain: a flip flop, a single letter and dangling charms....

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About 4 million Groovy Grabber children's bracelets, manufactured by A&A Global Industries,were recalled because the metallic part of the bands contains high levels of lead paint. This is considered toxic for children and can cause adverse health effects if ingested. The flexible bracelets are made from metal bands wrapped in plastic covers that are decorated with a variety of colors and...

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Cleveland City Council is considering filing a lawsuit against the makers of lead paint, including Sherwin Williams. Lead-based paint was banned for use in households in the United States in 1978, but thousand of children continue to suffer lead poisoning injuries every year from deteriorated paint in older homes. Several lawsuits have been filed by other states, including Rhode Island, and by...

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EPA is in the eleventh year of determining whether and how to regulate renovation, remodeling, and painting (RRP) activities conducted on the interior and exterior of pre-1978 housing. A protective RRP rule is one ofthe key ways to prevent the completely preventable disease of lead poisoning. The Agency has re-opened its rulemaking to receive comments on its recent research. Our firm recently...

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The lawsuit filed by the Attorney General in Rhode Island on behalf of its citizens has been appealed to the highest court in that state. The suit alleged that the state incurred significant expenses from the lead poisoning of children and clean-up costs. Sherwin-Williams Co. and NL Industries Inc. were among three companies accused by Rhode Island of covering up the health risks of lead paint...

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"Kidsite" children's jewelry sold at Kmart is being recalled. The jewelry sets contain high levels of lead, which can be toxic if ingested by small children.The jewelry sets have birthstones made from plastic gems in an array of different colors. The pendants on the necklaces are flower shaped on a silver chain. The month of the birthstone and "Kidsite" are on the packaging. Kmart is labeld on...

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