lead in children's products Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Warning: Your Baby Contains Toxic Chemicals!

Oct 28, 2010Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

Crossposted at SupernaturalMom.com Hundreds of toxic chemicals, including PCBs, DDT, endocrine disruptors, and dioxins — to name just a few — are showing up in mothers’ and their newborn babies’ bodies. These chemicals, found in everyday household products, can get...

Eco-Tip: Reducing Your Exposure to Lead from Artificial Turf

Sep 15, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years, in collaboration with the California Attorney General, to make sure that lead threats are removed from artificial turf—especially in places where children play. Five major turf companies have made legal commitments to...

Eco-Tip: Avoiding Lead in Your Back to School Shopping

Sep 1, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Tips

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CEH in Action: Making Bounce Houses Safe

Aug 16, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Watch CEH in action: Learn about how lead threats in Bounce Houses and how YOU can protect your kids!

Playing Ball Just Got a Little Safer

Jul 16, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Thanks to research and legal action by the Center for Environmental Health, millions of children who play on fields of artificial turf will no longer be exposed to potentially hazardous levels of lead. A 2008 CEH expose showing high levels of lead in many varieties of...