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Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected
Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Three popular brands of kitchen faucets sold on Amazon have been recalled after tests revealed dangerously high lead levels that could harm babies and young children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 103,000 faucets on Thursday, May 29. The recalled models were sold under the brand names VFAUOSIT, KICIMPRO, and BASDEHEN. Testing found that the faucets can leach "dangerous" amounts of lead into drinking water, posing serious health risks, especially for kids. "Lead ingestion can cause harmful neurological effects on infants and young childr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stainless Steel Sippy Cups Sold Nationwide Being Recalled Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard Authorities have announced a federal recall of popular baby bottle and sippy cup products that may have a faulty part that could prove a potential lead poisoning hazard for toddlers. Green Sprouts announced a recall of its stainless steel bottles and cups that were sold nationwide at popular box stores and online retailers because the base of the product can break off, posing a lead-poisoning risk to children, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “The recalled stainless-steel bottles and cups bottom base can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, pos…

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by Zak Failla
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LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning
Lawsuit: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning A Parsippany landlord is being sued by tenants who say he allowed them to live in a house with lead-based paint that poisoned the family’s 2- and 5-year old daughters -- then tried evicting them to avoid accountability, according to a report in the DailyRecord. Elida Rodriguez and Luis Jimenez have been living in a Dover home owned by Efrain and Eda Umanzor of Parsippany for almost 10 years, the report says. Their older daughter Joseline was initially diagnosed with lead poisoning in September of 2017. Genesis showed signs of poisoning in her blood in August 2018, less than a year…

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by Valerie Musson