What Happened In January, FDA released the Total Diet Study (TDS) results from 2021 and 2022. Additionally, it provided users with a helpful new interface to access the data from 2018 to 2022. The information includes test results from representative samples of toxic elements, radionuclides, and pesticides. Users can also download spreadsheets of the data. [Unleaded Kids] Unleaded Kids… Read more »
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The LARC Foundation Hosts Free Webinar – Don’t Be Mis-Lead – Pathways to Lead: Protect Your Children, Family and Community on October 30, 2025
Parents, educators, providers, nurses, environmental and community advocates – open to all CHICAGO—The Lead Abatement Resource Center Foundation invites you to a free webinar on Don’t Be Mis-Lead: Pathways to Lead: Protect Your Children, Family and Community on October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM CT. The webinar is open to all – especially to parents, educators,… Read more »
Illinois expands lead exposure risk areas, adds 148 new ZIP codes
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced [ July 3, 2024] Wednesday an expanded list of high-risk for lead exposure ZIP codes. [IL-DPH and WGN] IDPH is recommending increased mandatory testing for lead exposure of children who live within those areas. One hundred and forty-eight new zip codes, representing parts of 60 Illinois counties, have… Read more »
EPA seeking input on lead exposure from lead wheel weights
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking the public for information on the potential ways in which people might be exposed to lead through the use of wheel weights. Lead exposure can have devastating impacts to human health and can be especially harmful to developing children. [Green Car Congress] The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requests information… Read more »