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Last year, several brands of cinnamon applesauce pouches were also recalled in Wisconsin after high levels of lead were found in the food, and later the FDA released a statement advising consumers ...
Consumer Reports found troubling levels of lead in one-third of ground cinnamon and cinnamon-containing spice blends it tested, according to the findings released Thursday. The tests involved ...
The remainder of Metlox's pottery did not present lead leaching. [5] [6] Metlox's incorporation was terminated on 4 January 1988. The pottery factory closed in 1989 after 62 years of operation. Metlox's 97,000-square-foot (9,000 m 2) former site is now occupied by Shade Hotel and other businesses. [7]
Lead-based paint inspections will evaluate all painted surfaces in a complex to determine where lead-based paint, if any, is present. The procedures for lead inspections is outlined in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Guidelines, Chapter 7, 1997 Revision. The other testing is a lead-based paint risk assessment.
Lidless mugs and lidded tankards may be the most familiar pewter artifacts from the late 17th and 18th centuries, although the metal was also used for many other items including porringers (shallow bowls), plates, dishes, basins, spoons, measures, flagons, communion cups, teapots, sugar bowls, beer steins (tankards), and cream jugs.
Lead Paint Violations In Homes With Young Children. More than 75 percent of all violations for lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of 6 are found in areas where the poverty rate exceeds the city's average of 21 percent, according to a Huffington Post / WNYC analysis of government data.
Lead interferes with metabolism of bones and teeth [188] and alters the permeability of blood vessels and collagen synthesis. [5] Lead may also be harmful to the developing immune system, causing production of excessive inflammatory proteins; this mechanism may mean that lead exposure is a risk factor for asthma in children. [188]
Lead white paint dries relatively quickly to form a strong, flexible paint film. Lead-based white is one of the oldest manufactured pigments. It was the only white pigment available to artists in appreciable quantities until the twentieth century, when zinc white and titanium white became available. [44]