According to new figures provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 38 kids in the ages 1 to 5 demographic are currently experiencing the effects of lead poisoning in this country. This means that about 535,000 young kids currently have harmful levels of lead in their bodies, which ups their risk of developing permanent cognitive problems and other health issues. Last year, ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls lead poisoning the leading environmental health hazard to kids. While the government has taken steps to eradiate lead by banning it in household paint and placing strict regulations on how much lead products can contain, there are reportedly at least four million homes where children continue to be exposed to lead and consumer goods with too ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued an alert cautioning that single-load liquid laundry packets may be harmful to kids. The reason for this, said the CPSC, is that some of the chemicals contained in them are toxic. The federal agency wants caregivers and parents to keep these packets out of children’s reach. Adults are not immune from this safety risk either. Just this year alone, ...
U.S. CPSC and California Innovations Inc. are recalling approximately 248,000 Expandable Insulated Lunch Box with Freezer Gel Pack units over concerns that the freezer gel packs could prove poisonous to children, adults, or pets should they become damaged and leak. So far, there have been two reports of the gel causing injury. In one incident, a dog died after chewing the pack and ingesting the ...