Posts tagged lead poisoning

• Child Lead Poisoning Verdict

  Larry Buckfire | March 07, 2008 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A New York jury awarded $21 million to three children who suffered lead poisoning injuries as infants. The lead poisoning came from peeling and chipping paint at the rental home. The verdict was against the landlords. The children are in special education and have other behavioral problems. The health department inspectors found lead based paint hazards at the property.This is a great...

• Masks May Be Safer Than Face Paint For Your Children This Halloween

  David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 2:20 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Halloween masks have long been touted as a danger to trick-or-treaters because of the decreased visibility caused by small eyeholes. However, according to a new report issued by the Campaign for...

• EPA Fines Landlord for Lead Poisoning Violations

  Larry Buckfire | July 26, 2007 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The EPA recently levied huge fines against a San Diego landlord for failing to provide tenants with the federally mandated lead paint poisoning pamphlet and disclosure form. Under the terms of a settlement ,Sunview Properties must spend $216,664 in lead paint removal and pay a $31,000 fine over alleged violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act in connection with the...

• Children’s Furniture Recalled After Child is Poisoned by Lead Paint

  David Mittleman | December 25, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall for over 3,000 cribs and 6,000 matching furniture pieces after discovering that red paint underneath a black finish contained lead...

• Lead in Recalled Toys

  Larry Buckfire | September 23, 2007 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There have been a number of toy recalls in certain months due to lead paint being identified on toys. The recalled toys have primarily been manufactured in China. While it is clearly a good thing to pull these toys from the shelves at retail stores and from homes, these actions alone will only have a minimal affect on the problem of child lead poisoning. The primary source of lead poisoning...

• Doctor Killed Beethoven With Lead Poisoning

  Larry Buckfire | August 31, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  "His death was due to the treatments by Dr. Wawruch," said Reiter, head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Vienna's Medical University. "Although you cannot blame Dr. Wawruch -- how was he to know that Beethoven already had a serious liver ailment?"A Viennese pathologist believes that Beethoven was inadvertently killed by his doctor and the cause of death was lead poisoning. Other...

• Lead Poisoning is Top 5 Yahoo Search

  Larry Buckfire | August 29, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Although the problem of child lead poisoning has been a top environmental health issue for over two decades, it has really jumped right into the news headlines with the recent Mattel toy recall. In fact, the search terms "Lead Poisoning" are the number five search term on Yahoo today. Although no cases of lead poisoning have been specifcially linked to the recalled toys, the public awareness...

• Toymaker Sued over Lead Paint Recall

  Larry Buckfire | August 14, 2007 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A lawsuit was just filed by a Florida parent againt Mattel aftre the company recalled 1.5 million toys with possible lead paint hazards. The parent is seeking a refund for toys and money for diagnostic tests for lead poisoning. Fisher-Price recalled the preschool toys on August 1 because their surface paint could contain excessive amounts of lead. The toys, such as Dora the Explorer and Sesame...

• Mattel Toys Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazards

  Larry Buckfire | August 02, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I have blogged recently about toy and other product recalls due to possible lead poisoning hazards. Yesterday, the biggest recall of toys in recent memory was announced. Toy maker Mattel announced a recall of 1.5 million toys made in China due to possible lead hazards. The recall includes some Sesame Street toys, Go Diego Go toys, and other popular child toys. The recall is expected to cost...

• Child Lead Poisoning Rules Get Tougher

  Larry Buckfire | July 28, 2007 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Due to the significant number of children in Cincinnati diagnosed with lead poisoning every year, the city instituted new rules for providing health education and inspecting high risk properties. The primary source of child lead poisoning is deteriorated paint in older buildings. The city health department will now send a nurse to homes to educate parents when blood lead levels between 5 and 9...