Testing Your Own Baby Products for Lead

Posted on March 24, 2008 by softlanding

What if you’ve already been using baby bibs made with vinyl? You may want to test them yourself using a lead kit made for home testing.
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) recommends using the LeadCheck, The Lead Detective and PACE Lead Alert brands in their article Test for Lead. CEH provides easy to [...]

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Steering Clear of Lead in Baby Bibs

Posted on March 21, 2008 by softlanding

I’ve been aware of the dangers caused by lead exposure in children for some time now. But I’ve often wondered how in the world a baby bib could end up contaminated with lead. It turns out that lead is usually tied to the presence of PVC (also called vinyl) in baby bibs.
Throughout my [...]

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