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study released by the Environmental Law Foundation
According to a recent shocking study released by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), the majority of the kids’ drinks and snacks they tested contained high levels of lead!
ELF teamed up with a Berkley lab certified by the Environmental Protection Agency to test almost 400 samples from 150 popular brand-name products…including, for example, grape juice, apple juice, packaged pears, fruit cocktails, and peaches…marketed to kids.
Alarmingly, 125 of 146 products...about 85%...tested positive for lead in large enough amounts to warrant a warning label according to current laws.
Children—because of their still-developing bodies—are at a much higher risk when exposed to lead than are adults. They absorb more of the dangerous chemical, which can lead to lowered IQs, irritability, hyperactivity, behavioral problems, stunted mental development, and even cancer.
The manufacturers of the poison products include a lineup of familiar big-brand names that includes Welch’s, Gerber (yes, lead-laced BABY food), Dole, Del Monte, Minute Maid, Great Value, and Mott’s.
it gets even more outrageous.
Apparently, the USDA thinks it’s acceptable to slap a certified- organic approval seal on products that can harm our kids’ health. It turns out that a number of popular, certified-organic product manufacturers were on the lead list as well, including Earth’s Best Organic, 365 Every Day Value Organic, Trader Joe’s, and Walnut Acres.
ELF has fortunately been on the job. The manufacturers have already received an Official Notice of Violation from ELF for failing to warn consumers about the toxic chemicals in their products. They have 60 days from the filing of the violation notice to either bring themselves into compliance with the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act or to put warning labels on the lead-laced products. Otherwise, ELF will file a formal suit.
Meanwhile, to get a complete listing of the products you shouldn’t allow anywhere near your kids’ lunchboxes, take a look at a copy of the official violation notice on ELF’s website—the product listing starts on page 9.
It’s best to just avoid processed kids’-products altogether if you can. Instead, try serving up home-squeezed juices and only fresh in-season fruit from now on.
ELF teamed up with a Berkley lab certified by the Environmental Protection Agency to test almost 400 samples from 150 popular brand-name products…including, for example, grape juice, apple juice, packaged pears, fruit cocktails, and peaches…marketed to kids.
Alarmingly, 125 of 146 products...about 85%...tested positive for lead in large enough amounts to warrant a warning label according to current laws.
Children—because of their still-developing bodies—are at a much higher risk when exposed to lead than are adults. They absorb more of the dangerous chemical, which can lead to lowered IQs, irritability, hyperactivity, behavioral problems, stunted mental development, and even cancer.
The manufacturers of the poison products include a lineup of familiar big-brand names that includes Welch’s, Gerber (yes, lead-laced BABY food), Dole, Del Monte, Minute Maid, Great Value, and Mott’s.
it gets even more outrageous.
Apparently, the USDA thinks it’s acceptable to slap a certified- organic approval seal on products that can harm our kids’ health. It turns out that a number of popular, certified-organic product manufacturers were on the lead list as well, including Earth’s Best Organic, 365 Every Day Value Organic, Trader Joe’s, and Walnut Acres.
ELF has fortunately been on the job. The manufacturers have already received an Official Notice of Violation from ELF for failing to warn consumers about the toxic chemicals in their products. They have 60 days from the filing of the violation notice to either bring themselves into compliance with the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act or to put warning labels on the lead-laced products. Otherwise, ELF will file a formal suit.
Meanwhile, to get a complete listing of the products you shouldn’t allow anywhere near your kids’ lunchboxes, take a look at a copy of the official violation notice on ELF’s website—the product listing starts on page 9.
It’s best to just avoid processed kids’-products altogether if you can. Instead, try serving up home-squeezed juices and only fresh in-season fruit from now on.
I don't know where the lead came from!
to get a complete listing of the products you shouldn’t allow anywhere near your kids’ lunchboxes, take a look at a copy of the official violation notice on ELF’s website—the product listing starts on page 9.
http://www.envirolaw.org/documents/100609-NoticeLetterwithExhibits.PDF
to get a complete listing of the products you shouldn’t allow anywhere near your kids’ lunchboxes, take a look at a copy of the official violation notice on ELF’s website—the product listing starts on page 9.
http://www.envirolaw.org/documents/100609-NoticeLetterwithExhibits.PDF
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