Are all vinyl bags unsafe?
No. According to the CEH, “The majority of lunch boxes that CEH tested do not contain lead, so there is a good chance that your lunch box may be safe.” Also, keep in mind that the report states not all bags with vinyl have unsafe levels of lead. A lot of it is cheap, mass-merchandised stuff. The bags that are raising alarm tested 2-to-90 times the legal limit for lead paint in children’s products. But because lead has been shown to cause developmental problems in young children at very low levels, CEH believes it is important to eliminate all controllable sources of lead exposure, including lunch boxes.
