lead contamination

Lead in cinnamon: Where do things stand, 1 year after a scary recall?

6:00am October 25, 2024

Last Halloween, the FDA said that some cinnamon, a spice loved by many kids and adults, was contaminated with lead, a metal that can cause irreversible damage in babies and young children.

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The FDA adds more brands to a new alert for lead-contaminated cinnamon

1:37pm July 31, 2024

by Ayana Archie

No illnesses have been reported in connection to the alerts. The FDA has recommended that manufacturers voluntarily recall their products.

A lead pipe after being pulled from a Michigan supply line.

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EPA grant will aid North Carolina lead testing efforts

10:23am June 28, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina will receive a federal grant totaling over $1 million to further lead testing initiatives in schools and daycare centers.

Beethoven was a classical and romantic composer, but his body was full of heavy metal

5:00am June 27, 2024

by Ari Daniel

Virtuosic pianist and composer Beethoven suffered from several debilitating ailments. A new study suggests lead poisoning may be at least partly to blame.

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A worker in a Bangladeshi lead mill, without safety protection. A new analysis finds the death toll from lead exposure is about six times higher than the previous estimate.

A new study says the global toll of lead exposure is even worse than we thought

11:35am November 20, 2023

by Nicole Estvanik Taylor

A new study finds that 5.5 million adults worldwide died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease attributable to lead exposure, more than six times higher than a previous estimate.

In this image taken from video, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, left, with his lawyer, Brian Lennon, leave Genesee County Court in Flint, Mich., after a initial court appearance via Zoom on two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty in connection

Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

6:26pm January 14, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Together the group faces 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.

Drinking fountains are marked "Do Not Drink Until Further Notice" at Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., in May 2016. After 18 months of insisting that water drawn from the Flint River was safe to drink, officials admitted it was not.

Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Lawsuits To Move Forward, Officials Not 'Immune'

9:50pm January 21, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

In refusing to take up two cases involving the 2014 water crisis, the higher court has upheld earlier rulings saying neither city nor state officials are protected from being sued.

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Environment North Carolina Launches Lead Awareness Campaign

6:00am September 17, 2019

by David Ford

As children head back to school, parents, teachers and administrators will be educated on how they can help protect the water that students drink there.

Drinking water samples from homes in southwestern Puerto Rico are tested at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in San German.

Puerto Rico's Tap Water Often Goes Untested, Raising Fears About Lead Contamination

8:19pm September 20, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

People in Puerto Rico don't trust the water supply, and with good reason. Local systems aren't adequately tested for contaminants, including lead.

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