More on Lead in Toys and Other Consumer Products

Be a careful shopper this holiday season.  Testing by Consumers Union has found lead in a wide range of toys and other consumer products not on any government recall list.  The full results of the four-month testing project will be published in the December issue of CU's flagship publication, Consumer Reports.  Meanwhile, read about CU's findings here.

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The Consumer Reports investigation also notes that for children, recent studies suggest development problems can occur at blood lead levels below what the government now considers elevated. And recent studies indicate that for older Americans, a portion of memory loss and other neurocognitive problems associated with “normal” aging might be linked to lifetime doses of lead...