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Lead in Children's Lunch Boxes
URL: http://www.ceh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=54

Description:
In this August 2005 press release "the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced it is filing lawsuits ... against makers and retailers of soft vinyl lunch boxes that can expose children to harmful levels of lead. The Center has also notified several other companies of violations under California's toxics law Proposition 65." Includes a FAQ, images, and information about testing vinyl lunch boxes you already own.

LII Topics: Children's Health, Health, Lead, Pollutants & Toxic Substances

Publisher:
Center for Environmental Health

Extra Keywords
prop 65

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Hazardous substances -- Safety measures
Lead poisoning in children
Lunchboxes

LII Database Information:
Record 19222 created by Maria Brandt on 10/03/2005
Last modification on 10/05/2009
Published: 10/13/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19222

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