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CPSC Finds Home Lead Test Kits Unreliable

October 22, 2007 by Jennifer  
Filed under Environmental Health

Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC) issued a press release reporting that the home lead check test kits are unreliable.  The CPSC found that of 104 total test results, fifty six (56) were false negatives – that is, reporting no lead present when in fact lead was present.  Two (2) reported false positives – [...]