Lead

Synonyms

  • Pb
  • Lead;
March 7, 2005
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case Brimer v. E & B Giftware, LLC, et al. on March 7, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendant E & B Giftware ("E & B") distributed and/or sold certain fishing sets with sinkers that contain lead in the State of California without providing the...
Fishing & Hunting
Lead
December 29, 2000
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Don Sherwood’s Golf & Tennis World entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 29, 2000.  This agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval.  The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Sherwood’s sold lead tape and other lead balancing...
Sports Equipment
Lead
March 27, 2000
On March 27, 2000, a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Beeman Precision Airguns, et al. was entered into which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Beeman sold airgun ammunition that contains the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the settlement, Beeman agreed...
Fishing & Hunting
Lead
January 6, 2014
Several studies have found chemicals and other environmental toxicants in breast milk, the San Francisco Chronicle reported last weekend.  The high fat and protein content in breast milk attracts heavy metals and other contaminants that have been ingested or absorbed into the mother’s body, which are then passed on to their infants. The article referenced one recent...
January 3, 2014
Earlier this year, Gov. Gerald “Jerry” Brown signed into law AB 711, banning lead in hunting ammunition.  Lead is a known carcinogen and reproductive toxin, and is also harmful to the environment and wildlife. According to the Washington Post, there is little doubt that lead poisoning is the main cause of death and illness for the extremely endangered...
December 30, 2013
A new study shows that fetal deaths in Washington, D.C. increased during 2000-2003 and 2007-2009, when the city’s tap water was highly contaminated with lead. Lead is an extremely toxic heavy metal, long known to the State of California to cause birth defects and reproductive harm.  While the study does not prove that the District’s “lead crisis”...
December 23, 2013
The Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG) recently released its 28th Annual Trouble in Toyland report, stating that while progress has been made in recent years, dangerous and toxic toys can still be found on store shelves across the United States. ConnPIRG’s research found toys for sale in toy stores, malls, and dollar stores with high levels of toxic...