Lead in Consumer Products

Recent Recalls:

• February 2022 El Chavito Inc. Saladitos brand dried plums
• July 2022 Natierra Organic Freeze- Dried Blueberry Due to levels of Lead
• August 2022 First Choice Glass Baby Bottles 
• August 2022 European Recall: Primark Winnie the Pooh bamboo plate
• August 2022 Big Game Hunters Children’s Outdoor Kitchens
• September 2022 Kolan Children’s Sandals
• October 2022  MillerKnoll Recalls Desk and Storage Units
• October 2022 Recall: U.P. Fashion Children’s Rings
• October 2022 Butterfly Nets
• November 2022 Stashables Children's Play Sets
• November 2022 Anker Play Products Bolt Foldable Children’s Scooters

Apple and other fruit juices

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/01/30/690075462/theres-arsenic-and-lead-in-many-brands-of-fruit-juice-should-you-be-concerned  

• https://www.consumerreports.org/toxic-chemicals-substances/fda-takes-action-to-limit-lead-levels-in-juice-a6404326014/ 

Baby food and fruit purees, including applesauce

• Link to Nemours Information about heavy metals in baby food. AAP’s info about heavy metals in baby food.

• Consumer Reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food-a6772370847/ 

• https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2021-02-04%20ECP%20Baby%20Food%20Staff%20Report.pdf 

• https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/there-was-how-much-lead-baby-food 

Baby Formula

• https://www.parents.com/recipes/scoop-on-food/clean-label-project-study-finds-contaminants-in-formula-baby-food/ 

• https://cleanlabelproject.org/blog-post/clp-infant-formula-baby-food-test/#:~:text=Over%2030%25%20of%20infant%20formulas,study%20by%20Clean%20Label%20Project 

Candy

• Tamayo-Ortiz, M. et al., 2020. Lead Concentrations in Mexican Candy: A Follow-Up Report. Annals of Global Health, 86(1), p.20.

Ceramics/Pottery

• https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/questions-and-answers-lead-glazed-traditional-pottery 

• https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2021/dohmh-warning-for-lead-ceramic-ware.page 
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135532/ 

Cosmetics

• https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/potential-contaminants-cosmetics/lead-cosmetics#:~:text=Our%20data%20show%20that%20over,a%20maximum%20of%2010%20ppm 

Jewelry

• https://dtsc.ca.gov/lead-in-jewelry-faqs/  

Spices

• Consumer Reports: Lead and other toxic materials in spices (November 2021):  https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/your-herbs-and-spices-might-contain-arsenic-cadmium-and-lead/ 

• Turmeric poisoned their kids. Four Seattle-area cases show gaps in lead testing (January 2022): https://www.kuow.org/stories/turmeric-poisoned-their-kids-four-seattle-area-cases-show-gaps-in-lead-testing 

Toys

• https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/leadintoys/index.html#:~:text=Lead%20softens%20plastic%2C%20making%20a,between%20the%20lead%20and%20plastics. 
• https://www.greenamerica.org/green-living/beyond-lead-toxins-toys