Lead in Candy or Candy Wrappers?...

With Halloween fast approaching, I thought it might be a good time to bring up the possibility of lead in candy or candy wrappers.  When I was a little kid, Halloween was big with my family.  My dad would invent cemeteries in our front yard with scary scenes of floating ghosts and an ax murderer bobbing the head of hiss victim while “blood” spurted from the decapitated body.  This was before the time you could...

2008 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week...

October 19-25, 2008 Lead Safe can guide you safely through the renovation process! This year’s theme is, “Let’s Wipe Out Lead Poisoning–Renovate Right!” and reflects our commitment to ensuring that all homes are made lead-safe for children, especially during home renovation. As part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, many states and communities plan to offer free lead screening, and to...