VIDEO: First, California Watch screens items for lead

California Watch reporters bought 30 items at Rainbow Apparel stores in the Bay Area. The Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health performed initial screens for lead. The group regularly performs lead screenings for the state attorney general.

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VIDEO: First, California Watch screens items for lead

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