White House Proposes Potentially Backbreaking Cuts for Lead Programs
The priorities reflected in the early May budget proposal show a misunderstanding about federal lead programs.
Category: Health Risks
Lead in Baby Food: Transparency Update on 40 Baby Food Brands
19 of 40 baby food brands selling products in California are making arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury test results publicly available.
Lead in Food: New Study Shows High Lead Levels in Prenatal Vitamins
This research will aid states like California to lead the way on increasing consumer transparency and incentivizing companies to compete for better products.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Preventing ADHD Cases in Children
EPA’s and Unleaded Kids’ tools can help communities project cost savings associated with the neurodevelopment disorder and lead exposure.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Estimating Value of Fewer Premature CVD-Related Deaths
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., so even a small reduction in the risk can yield significant benefits for society.
Unleaded Kids Asks Feds to Push Harder for Tighter Int’l Lead Standards for Spices
Codex sets weak international standards so at least 95% of ingredients will pass.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Calculating IQ-Related Increased Lifetime Earnings
Spotting the loss of an IQ point in a child is not possible. However, powerful statistical tools enable us to “see” the loss in terms of public health and societal impacts.
Lead in Products: California Sees Risks, Prospects for Safer Alternatives to Lead-Acid Batteries
Inaction for the right reasons might send the wrong message.
Lead in Products: EPA’s Perplexing Gift to Lead Industry
EPA’s decade-long failure to ban lead wheel weights leaves workers and families bearing the burden of exposure.
CDC’s LEPAC Calls for Groundbreaking Action to Protect Adults from Lead
Lead exposure is a cardiovascular risk factor on par with high cholesterol, smoking, and high blood pressure. That message needs more attention.