Valentine’s Day Toys Found with High Levels of Lead
Jan 30, 2009
Valentine's Day Toys Found with High Levels of Lead
Chrysler, Wheel Weight Makers Agree to Eliminate Lead from Wheel Balancing Weights
Aug 20, 2008
Chrysler, Wheel Weight Makers Agree to Eliminate Lead Companies Forced to
Reformulate Products for the California Market Due to Water Pollution Threat
from Lead-based Wheel Weights
L.A. Firm Is Fined $10 Million Over Lead-Tainted Lunchboxes; (Los Angeles Times)
Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2008 A Los Angeles company that sold 100,000 lead-tainted lunchboxes to the state health department last year has been ordered to pay a $10-million fine for violating California laws on toxic substances. Environmental activists...
Producer of Give-Away Lunchboxes Ordered to Pay $10 Million
June 21, 2008
LA-based lunchbox maker sold 100,000 lead-tainted lunchboxes to the state.
Baby Products Found With High Levels Of Lead
February 11, 2008
Center for Environmental Health finds baby products from Target and Babies R Us contaminated with lead.
Lead Found in Toy Jewelry (Los Angeles Times)
Marc Lifsher, Leslie Earnest, and Victoria Kim, The Los Angeles Times Click here to download a pdf of this article. Stores pull items from shelves after a state investigation and tests find they contain levels far above the legal limit. Stores across California...New Lead Toys Exposed
November 20, 2007
Michael Khoo,
Fenton Communications, 202.822.5200, mkhoo@fenton.com
Vigilant Mom Helps Sniff Out Lead
Theo Milonopoulos, The Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Mother knows best, even when it comes to lead contamination. Multiple children's products — including backpacks, rain ponchos and vinyl lunchboxes — tested positive for high levels of lead...Massive Amounts of Lead Discovered in More Children’s Products
November 13, 2007