Companies Should Stop Toying with Children’s Health

By Harrison Newton, National Nursing Centers Consortium (Lead Safe DC)

The recent recall of top-selling toys made by Mattel Inc. because they “could” contain the neurotoxin lead should cause government, academia and the public to consider why we are still allowing lead to harm our communities. Can’t we do better?

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CDC Reports Urges Doctors On Signs Of Lead Poisoning In Kids

Atlanta, GA (AHN) - Amid growing parent concerns over imported toys with lead, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday is urging doctors to be more alert to the signs of lead poisoning.

A government panel is saying that children with blood lead levels lower than the U.S. standard may still suffer low IQs or other problems.

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More D.C. Landlords Sued Over Lead Paint

The District's attorney general finished filing a dozen cases yesterday against city landlords and property owners, trying to force them to get rid of lead paint in their buildings.

Their names and addresses were brought to her attention after doctors ran blood tests on children younger than 8, all of whom lived in or frequently visited the homes and apartments scattered across the city, and found they had elevated levels of lead.

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