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Okay, this makes me fume. I am so sick of my family’s health taking a back seat to business. Honestly, what the heck?

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Dispute over lunch boxes’ lead shows glitch in government

Consumer Product Safety panel said, No problem. But FDA says there is

Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press

In 2005, when government scientists tested 60 soft-vinyl lunch boxes, they found that one in five contained amounts of lead that medical experts consider unsafe — and several had more than 10 times hazardous levels.

But that’s not what they told the public. 

Instead, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement that they found “no instances of hazardous levels.” And they refused to release their actual test results, citing regulations that protect manufacturers from having their information released to the public.

 

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http://www.newsobserver.com/150/story/544798.html

 

DANGERS OF LEAD

Public health experts consider elevated levels of lead in blood a significant health hazard for U.S. children. Studies have repeatedly shown that childhood exposure to lead can cause learning problems, reduced intelligence, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. There is no lead level that is considered safe in blood, and recent studies have shown adverse health effects even at very low levels.