Is it possible that a toy given to your kids over the holidays contains lead?
Drop by the MVCC Green Booth on January 3rd and have it tested! Jennifer Taggart of The Smart Mama will be on hand to offer free XRF testing for lead content for compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
It is hard to tell what lead content might be lurking in. It might be in the sequins on a decorated t shirt or a cloth book. Check out this article in the Washington Post, where they say "In a report released Tuesday called "Trouble in Toyland," the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) found that while many manufacturers and retailers are complying with the new law, a handful are not, and it is hard for consumers to tell the difference."
This is a great chance to talk to another parent who has the expertise to tell you how to keep your kids safe!
I am going to bring a few pieces of my ceramic dinnerware to test - just learned it may be a lead hazard - :(
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I want to apologize to all of my friends who ate salad
ReplyDeleteon my vintage Bauer dinner plates. After getting them checked out by
Jennifer Taggart at the MVCC Green Booth on Sunday, I discovered the
glaze contained 50% lead! Even worse, I realized, about 20 years too
late, that when I handed my keys over to my kids to keep them
entertained, they were being exposed to lead and other heavy metals.