Sunday, August 22, 2010

Lead in kids drinks

Of 146 products, 125 (conventional & organic alike) were contaminated with enough to warrant a California warning label as enforced by proposition 65.

Excessive lead exposure can cause
:
-anemia
-hearing damage
-behavioral problems
-learning disabilities
-malformed bones
-slow growth
-and even seizures, coma, or death

This is why Massachusetts requires homes be deleaded,
especially when renting to families with children.
12,000 housing units contain hazardous lead levels in Essex County, MA,
a dangerously high amount compared to the rest of US counties.

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