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lead paint stories: 5 news summaries

Childhood Lead Levels Linked to Adult Crime

Exposure tied to smaller brains for kids who later turn to crime

May 28, 08 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Childhood lead exposure has been linked to smaller brains and criminal behavior in adulthood, reports the Los Angeles Times. Researchers studying childhood blood contamination in old Cincinnati buildings with lead-based paint discovered that each 5 microgram-per-deciliter increase in blood lead levels by the age of 6 was accompanied by a... More »

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lead poisoning • lead • lead paint • health research • childhood

Senate Backs
Product Safety Crackdown

Sweeping changes in consumer laws

Mar 7, 08 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up... More »

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Congress • FDA • product recall • product safety • database • whistleblowers • lead paint • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • toy safety • National Association of Manufacturers • Chinese imports

Lead Exposure May Speed Mental Decline

Build-up of pollutants seen contributing to memory loss in elderly

Jan 28, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Mental decline is widely considered an unavoidable aspect of aging, but a slew of recent studies link reduced functioning in the elderly to past lead exposure, the AP reports. Common pollutants aren't singlehandedly responsible for memory loss or tremors. But breathing or ingesting lead, pesticides, or mercury early in life... More »

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memory • elderly • mental health • poison • lead • lead paint

New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

Many offenders still on shelves, environmental health groups say

Dec 5, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Toy shelves are still lined with lead, according to test results released today from environmental health groups in nine states. Checking 1,268 toys, the groups found lead in 35%, with levels often surpassing federal recall standards. Only 23 of those toys have been recalled. “This is not about... More »

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lead poisoning • Consumer Product Safety Commission • toy recalls • lead tainted toys • lead paint

New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

Consumer agency 'overwhelmed'

Oct 5, 07 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another recall of dangerous toys from China yesterday as it came under withering fire in Congress over a recent wave of product safety problems.  Another half million toys made in China are being recalled because of lead paint contamination. The announcement... More »

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China • Claire McCaskill • Consumer Product Safety Commission • toy recalls • lead paint • Nancy Nord • Dick Durbin • Mark Pryor

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