Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Lead Paint: As Seen in the NYT
Welcome New York Times readers. If I sound like a paranoid dad testing all of my daughter’s toys for lead, well, that’s because I am. Here is a lead test tutorial if you’ve never done one before. One caveat: Consumers Union is testing test kits to see how effective they are; results should be out this year.
For my regular non-NYT readers, here are a few recent articles of interest:
- Recalls make toy shopping a source of anxiety (See Greg of DaddyTypes do his best Ralphie impression at a toy store window — and there’s a news story underneath it, too.)
- Some parents test toys at home (brief, but worth it if you’ve wondered about my bland name)
- A boon for lead-testing companies
- In a contaminated world, play isn’t the only hazard
Headlines from the past week:
Comments
One Response to “Lead Paint: As Seen in the NYT”
I don’t think this is being overdone, and I do think this is just the tip of the iceberg for these recalls.
I now go to http://www.leadtoyrecalls.com every few days and make sure I’m up to date.
September 29th, 2007 at 7:48 pm