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.
Category: Lead
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.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: EPA’s All Ages Lead Model Empowers States, Others to Make Decisions
Latest version of EPA tool empowers states and others to make decisions by distilling complicated factors into streamlined blood lead level data
Lead in Baby Food: FDA Sets Action Levels, But Loopholes Limit Impact
Recommendations do not jibe with spirit of Closer to Zero Initiative.
Lead in Baby Food: Dietary Supplements Companies Scramble to Comply with California’s AB-899
California requires testing and disclosure of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in dietary supplements and other foods when intended for babies.
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 Baby Food: California Requires Companies to Disclose Heavy Metal Levels
Plum Organics leads baby food companies in posting toxic element testing results online.
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.
Protecting Kids from Lead: 10 Reasons to be Thankful
There have been many wins in 2024, and we are excited to review them.