Defective & Dangerous Products

• Child Lead Poisoning Threshold Lowered

  Larry Buckfire | July 18, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A diagnosis of child lead poisoning is most frequently made through a blood test. The Center for Disease Control classifies a child as being lead poisoned when the blood lead level is greater or equal to 10 miicrograms per deciileter. That number has decreased over the last 30 years as medical research has found that children can suffer permanent brain damage at levels lower than previously...

• Detroit Lead Paint Poisoning Grants

  Larry Buckfire | July 16, 2007 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The number of children diagnosed with lead poisoning in Detroit, Michigan every year is astounding and exceeds several thousand children on an annual basis. My law firm handles virtually all of the child lead poisoning cases in Detroit and throughout the State of Michigan. The biggest source of child lead poisoning is the lead-based paint in older homes.HUD recently announced a $4,000,000.00...

• Thomas The Tank Toys Recalled For Lead Paint

  Larry Buckfire | June 16, 2007 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Another children's toy was recalled due to lead paint hazards. Thomas the Tank The toy maker RC2 Corporation pulled a number of its Thomas & Friends trains and accessory parts off the shelves yesterday after learning that the red and yellow paint used to decorate more than 1.5 million of the toys contained lead. The James Engine is among those Thomas & Friends toys being recalled because the...

• Another Lead Toy Recall

  Larry Buckfire | May 30, 2007 9:08 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Over the last few months, there has been a great number of product recalls due to lead paint hazards. I have blogged about many of these products. Most of them are toys which pose the threat of child lead poisoning, a disease that causes permanent and irreversible brain damage to children. Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 4,500 units of Eli's Small Drums and Liberty's...

• Soldier Bear Toys Recalled Due to Lead Paint Harzards

  Larry Buckfire | May 27, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Yet another children's toy was recalled due to lead paint hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the Soldier Boy toy set made Toy Century Industrial Ltd. of Hong Kong because of lead on surfact paints which may cause child lead poisoning if ingested by young children. This recall involves toy sets with multiple action figures and vehicles. The model number (88931), Universal...

• Children's Garden Gloves Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard

  Larry Buckfire | May 17, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  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,...

• Child Rings Recalled Due to Lead Hazards

  Larry Buckfire | May 16, 2007 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  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...

• Preventing Child Lead Poisoning is the Goal

  Larry Buckfire | May 14, 2007 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  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...

• Lead Tainted Candy Pulled in Calfiornia

  Larry Buckfire | May 10, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  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...

• Lead Poisoning Risks in Bibs and Toys

  Larry Buckfire | May 03, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  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...