Ive heard rumors regarding lead in childrens lunch bags – what is going on?
Here is a quick summary: • Lead-laden Lunchboxes OK’d by Government (AP 2.18.07) • The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in Oakland, California filed a lawsuit on August 31, 2005 against several manufacturers and retailers of soft vinyl lunch boxes that were found to contain high levels of lead. One lunch box tested contained more than 90 times the 600 ppm (parts per million) legal limit for lead in paint in children’s products. • One of the reasons why the CEH’s investigation is of significant concern is that the highest lead levels were found in the lining of lunch boxes, where it can easily come into contact with food, and where kids are likely to touch before handling their food. • Not all vinyl bags are affected. • It is very difficult to determine if a vinyl lunch bag contains unsafe lead levels. You can’t tell by just looking at the bag and home lead test kits will indicate if any trace amount of lead is present – not necessarily unsafe levels. • Because of this, CEH is reco
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