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Putting Children’s Products to the (Lead) Test

Nov 9, 2009Michael GreenChildren's Health, Legal Action

I recently spoke to a group of business leaders from the apparel industry, many of whom make children’s clothes and other kids’ products. Many small businesses that make children’s products are concerned about implementation of a new federal law, the Consumer...

Astroturf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children

Aug 14, 2009Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Legal Action

Oakland, CA-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today welcomed an agreement by AstroTurf that sets the first-ever legally binding rules to end lead threats to children from artificial turf. The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high...

A Back-to-School Warning: Some Supplies Still Contain Toxic Risks

Aug 4, 2009Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Pencil pouches and a backpack are the latest kids’ products found with lead by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), which today initiated legal action to eliminate these health threats. Our legal action coincides with the release of a PVC-Free...

Lead in Wheel Weights: On the Road Out

May 19, 2009Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

When you go to gas up the car, you know you’re getting unleaded gas. But when you have your tires balanced, do you ask for lead-free wheel balancing weights? In California, CEH is co-sponsoring legislation to ban the use of lead-based wheel weights. Recent...

Not Just the Cheap Stuff: Jewelry from Saks, Other Retailers Tainted with Lead

May 7, 2009Charles MargulisChildren's Health, General Insights, Legal Action

You might think that a good way to avoid lead-tainted jewelry would be to buy a $200 necklace from a trusted name. But if you purchased the necklace pictured above from Saks Fifth Avenue, you would be wrong. Testing announced today by the Center for Environmental...

CEH Finds Purses, Handbags with High Levels of Lead

Apr 12, 2009Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Is your purse feeling heavy? Perhaps it has high levels of lead! A recent CEH investigation found lead in dozens of purses purchased from Target, WalMart, Macy’s and other major retailers. This week, CEH announced that recent testing found high levels of lead in...