Posts tagged lead

• CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Kids – What Parents Should Know

  Camryn Hansen | May 19, 2012 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  For the first time since 1991, the CDC has lowered the threshold for what’s considered lead poisoning in children under six. Lead is an incredibly toxic metal that harms developing...

• 85 Percent of Kids’ Drinks Contain Unsafe Levels of Lead

  Camryn Hansen | July 02, 2010 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  A shocking new study by the California-based nonprofit Environmental Law Foundation has found that more than 85% of fruit juices and other drinks marketed to kids—including organic...

• Morning Sickness Remedy Found to Contain Lead & Arsenic

  Camryn Hansen | January 03, 2010 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Earlier this week, the FDA and the Texas Department of State Health Services issued a warning about a traditional remedy called Nzu, used to counteract morning sickness during pregnancy....

• Herbal Remedies Found to Contain Toxic Heavy Metals: FDA Offers No Protection

  Mike Ferrara | September 03, 2008 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  While more and more Americans are seeking herbal remedies as “natural” alternatives or supplements to modern Western medicine, research is demonstrating that some herbal products may pose...