Protecting Kids from Lead: 10 Reasons to be Thankful
There have been many wins in 2024, and we are excited to review them.
Category: Products
Lead in Blood: CDC’s $1M Competition for Point-of-Care Device Development
There is a need for better point-of-care blood lead testing devices. We encourage all innovators to move forward with their devices.
Lead in Paint: Contractor Machine-Sands Lead-Based Paint without Protection
EPA’s lead-safe work practices should be the norm. Unfortunately, they are not.
Lead in Products: Local Efforts Shine Critical Light; Benefits Could Drive Larger Change
Two cities have databases to capture consumer products containing lead. Their efforts create an obligation to translate their actions into international, national, state, local and corporate policies that will protect all children.
Lead in Food: Seattle/King County Leading on Metal Cookware
A new study sheds light on lead leaching in metal cookware. Knowing the safest cookware for food preparation can help reduce exposure to lead.
CPSC asked to tighten lead standards for paint and children’s products
Unleaded Kids joined 10 other organizations in asking the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to tighten its lead standards for new paint and children’s products.
Lead in Food: Washington State Acts on Metal Cookware in Face of FDA Inaction
A new Washington State law, passed unanimously by the legislature and signed by Governor Inslee, prohibits manufacturers from making, selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale or use in the State, any metal cookware with a component containing more than five parts per million (ppm) of lead by the end of 2025.