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It is more than a month after the fact, but I recently read the story about this young boy who died from lead poisoning after ingesting the charm bracelet. It is so sad. I thought I would post more articles on the many items that can contain high levels of lead. We most often think of old homes, with paint chips or dust and of old pipes as culprits of possible lead exposure, but there are many other things that may expose our kids to dangerous levels of lead, like vinyl blinds and vinyl covered electrical cords, jewelry, stained glass charms, etc.
[url]http://www.startribune.com/462/story/326728.html[/url]
[url]http://www.leadcheck.com/PB-04.html[/url]
[url]http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qa-pes5.html[/url]
[url]http://babyparenting.about.com/od/safety/p/leadincandy.htm[/url]
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Wanted to add another link on exposure and how to make your home safer.
[url]http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/leadsafe/leadinf4.htm[/url]
Now, we have never worn our shoes inside of our home, long before we had children. Shoes are left at the back door, in the garage or just inside. My daughter who is three removes her shoes just as diligently as we do once we get home; though she often needs physical assistance, she never needs a reminder. There are many toxic substances, not to mention plain old bacteria that can get indoors, where your babes crawl and play, on the bottom of shoes. I do not allow any visitor, workperson, etc to come into my house without removing shoes or wearing covers over them.
Now, I have read many things that add to my fear. Many keys, house keys, car keys, etc still have traces of lead in them. My daughter has several pieces of jewelry from the Bob Marley festival two years ago and I recently considered buying some beautiful stained glass necklace charms for both of us, until I remembered that most stained glass uses lead and that even in small traces could leech into the skin over extended time.
I never let my kids wear a new clothing item without being washed because of the chemicals (formaldehyde) that are sprayed on to keep shape and sheen. Oh, raising kids involves constant worries, along with such joy, of course.
Imagine my shock when I tested babe's baby bottle holder and the interior lining tested positive for lead. I had been putting babe's snacks in this insolated bag for a year and a half, including raw fruit. I emailed the company and was sent a reply by the owner that their product met safety standards and that a law suit happy consumer group was just trying to get attention... HUH? How does that explain why there is lead in this bag meant to store not just food but food for BABIES!?