Is lead lurking in your urban garden? A lingering problem.
May 14, 2009 by Jennifer
Filed under Environmental Health
Gardening has become more popular with the increasing interest in organic and local foods. Urban gardening has become even more popular. But, have you ever stopped to consider the presence of the neurotoxin lead in your soils? Lead and other heavy metals are typically present in higher concentrations in urban soils than rural soils. Lead [...]
TheSmartMama – CPSIA Solutions – XRF Testing for Lead Content CPSIA Compliance
March 5, 2009 by Jennifer
Filed under cpsia, proposition 65
Okay, so this is a service pitch. Just skip it if you are not in the market for lead content testing. As you know, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 set mandatory lead content standards for all children’s products sold or distributed for sale in the United States, among other requirements. While the [...]
CPSC Announce Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements
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XRF Testing Services for CPSIA Compliance
Updated May 17, 2009 TheSmartMama offers XRF testing services for lead content for compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). I offer the services by mail and in person. The cost is $5 per test or $100 per hour. Generally, hourly rate is more cost effective. I photograph the product to be tested, [...]
CPSC Proposes Exempting Certain Materials from Lead Content Testing
On Christmas Eve, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offered some manufacturers a Christmas gift and some holiday cheer - a proposal to exempt certain materials from the lead content requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Basically, the CPSC staff is proposing that the CPSC find that certain materials do not contain lead at [...]
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 – [...]
