No amount of exposure to lead is safe. Lead poisoning is especially dangerous for babies and young children, because their nervous systems are still developing. Long-term or permanent damage is ...

Two lead-poisoned students prompted health officials to test Kagel School and Golda Meir's Lower Campus. The health ...

The alarm certainly sounded long and loud in 2022 when Abbott recalled Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance for industry titled Action Levels for Lead in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children (Final Guidance).

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, according to a recently published report from state officials. That’s the highest number of kids with dangerous ...

Between 2018 and 2021, Milwaukee County accounted for the majority of childhood lead poisoning cases statewide, despite being home to only 20% of Wisconsin children under six years old.

After repeated calls for action, the FDA has set a guideline for lead in baby food -- but it is not the end of the fight for ...

La Crosse County public health nurses intervene in childhood lead poisoning cases. Free lead testing services are available to all families. Learn more and schedule a test.

On January 5, 2025, the FDA proposed new guidelines that reduce the maximum allowable lead levels in a variety of baby foods. Under the updated regulations, the FDA has reduced the allowable lead ...

A student has tested positive for lead poisoning after being exposed to lead at an MPS school, according to the Milwaukee ...

"Failure to act swiftly and effectively will place children at serious risk of lead poisoning, developmental delays, and other possible health complications," Health Commissioner Michael ...

“Lead poisoning is entirely preventable ... We need to protect our little kids, our babies, from being poisoned,” she said. Trimarco is supporting a bill in New Hampshire’s House of ...