MORE ON: lead

Spotlight: Health and Welfare

Alhajas contaminadas con plomo en tienda a pesar de advertencias del estado

October 2, 2010, 10:03 AM
Una investigación de California Watch encontró otras fallas en la red de seguridad que se supone que debe proteger a los consumidores. Piense en esto: + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

SLIDE SHOW: Results of 30 items tested by California Watch

October 2, 2010, 9:58 AM
California Watch tested jewelry for lead. + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

SLIDE SHOW: Attorney general's office finds high levels of lead

October 2, 2010, 9:58 AM
The California attorney general's office finds high levels of lead in jewelry sold throughout the state. + read more
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Data: Health and Welfare

Rainbow has 35 California stores impacted by lead violation notices (map)

October 2, 2010, 9:01 AM
The attorney general has issued five violation notices against Rainbow Apparel stores and its 5-7-9 locations in California for repeatedly selling jewelry with lead levels that exceed legal limits. Find the store locations here. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Public Safety

Ginger candies found with high levels of lead

September 21, 2010, 12:05 AM
The Anhing Corporation, a Los Angeles-based distributor of Asian foods, prides itself on its relations with hundreds of suppliers in dozens of countries throughout Southeast Asia and South America and a sales network that stretches from Guam to Florida. But last week, after randomly... + read more
A child's backpack tested for lead
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Some back-to-school products contain dangerous levels of lead

September 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
Parents packing their kids' lunch for the first days of school may be unaware of the potential dangers in one type of lunchbox. Or that some pencil pouches and a Spider-Man backpack that were available this summer could pose a threat to their children's neurological development. High... + read more
Attorney General Jerry Brown's lawsuit targets unsafe levels of lead detected in bounce houses.
Daily Report: Environment

Attorney general goes after poisonous lead levels in bounce houses

August 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
If visions of broken legs and whiplash isn’t enough for anxious parents watching kids romp in a giant, vinyl air-filled castle, California’s Attorney General has another nightmare scenario to add to the list: lead exposure. Jerry Brown’s office filed suit Wednesday against... + read more
cadmium, environment, lead, toxins, university of california
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Why cadmium is the new lead paint

January 15, 2010, 5:10 AM
The day that cadmium jewelry became the new lead paint felt like the day to throw up one’s hands. How does one keep track of all the toxins, the endocrine disruptors, the chemicals that collect in our blood streams when they really belong in a jet engine? As if on cue, a group of UC San... + read more
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