Sentences with phrase «lead paint products»

You may not know that the paint used in your home was manufactured in China which still uses lead paint products.

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Examples from the last few years include the subprime mortgage crisis; the failure of the Peanut Corporation of America; the 2007 pet food scandal; lead paint on children's toys in 2007; melamine - laced Chinese milk products; contaminants in the drug Heparin; and dioxin - contaminated Irish pork.

Kansai Paint is one of Japan's leading paint companies, and its products are used primarily for automobiles, construction, ships, bridges and residential housing.

* Edited to add: I wrote to Melissa & Doug last night to express my concerns about toys made in China and lead paint and here's what they had to say about their product...

The whole lead paint scare is even more reason we should all work diligently to research and buy AMERICAN MADE products for our children.

The new regulations take effect Feb. 10 under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which was passed by Congress last year in response to widespread recalls of products that posed a threat to children, including toys made with lead or lead - based paint.

To reduce environmental impact, all products have been thoroughly researched and are all PVC - free and lead - free (a surprising fact is that many zippers have been painted using paint that contains lead).

So, we avoid lead based paints, toys and other products.

Older models with a drop - side rail, slats that are too far apart, or lead paint can pose hazards, so also check the CPSC for product recalls.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has a safety alert on its web site about lead - based paint, testing, and guidelines on how to remedy the situation.

Among the many products she's tested, Rubin has found lead in popular brands of eco-friendly baby bottles and sippy cups, vintage dishes, old books, modern painted ceramics, enameled cast - iron pans, leaded crystal, ammunition, faux pearls, commemorative drinking glasses, costume jewelry, leather couches, and even trumpet mouthpieces.

Lead was finally banned from use in interior and exterior house paint in 1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Plastics and chemicals in cleaning products, paints, and makeup can contain powerful endocrine disruptors like lead and Bisphenol A (BPA).

To avoid these toxic metals, one must avoid using paint or painted products such as toys that contain lead.

In addition, the abundance of CNC lathe and mill technologies has led to an explosion of new wheel designs, including painted, plated, machined and clear - coated products featuring low and mid-range price points that can appeal to a broader range of consumers.

Lead is especially pernicious, and pets are exposed to it through many sources, including consumer products, paint chips, linoleum, and lead dust produced when surfaces in older homes are scraped or sanLead is especially pernicious, and pets are exposed to it through many sources, including consumer products, paint chips, linoleum, and lead dust produced when surfaces in older homes are scraped or sanlead dust produced when surfaces in older homes are scraped or sanded.

Above all, please remember, there were no warnings on lead based paint, cigarette packages, asbestos, Agent Orange, or Dursban, products to which you and your pets have been exposed.

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Asbestos, lead paint, mercury fillings, teflon coatings, red dye, MPR II emissions, hair bleach, aspartame, phenylketonurics, phenylalanine, etc. the list is varied and long but I won't bother you with all the varied products over the years that people have introduced to society claiming that they were not only safe but sometimes even claiming that they were good for you, and consumers not only used the products but were detrimentally affected by the products.

The genesis of this idea for DOJ to investigate fossil fuel companies lies in the comparison between the actions of the fossil fuel industry and the actions of other industries known to have intentionally misled the public about the nature of their products, including the tobacco and lead paint industries.

A significant number of these products contain substances that may be harmful to the environment such as lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, CFCs in paint spray, and many other similarly toxic substances.

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While lead in paint was a legal product, companies have nevertheless been held liable for the damage it has caused (Markowitz and Rosner 2013).

Manufacturers of products that contain lead paint or varnish may also be found liable for injuries sustained by children as a result of exposure to or use of such products if the product is determined to be defective and the product's defect is found to have been a cause of the child's injuries.

In addition, some manufacturers still manufacture products — including children's toys — that are coated with lead - based paint.

Today, most paints used in children's products are lead - free and non-toxic.

Many older products do contain at least some traces of lead - based paint, however.

Though less known to most parents than the hazards of lead - based paint, the hazards of varnished products — or of the application of varnish while children are present — may also result in injury to a child as a result of someone's negligence or a defective product.

If an individual in whose care a child has been entrusted knows or reasonably should have known of the presence of lead paint or varnish in a product or item and allows a child access to the product or item, the individual's negligence in allowing the child to gain such access may be found to have been a cause of the child's resultant injuries.

Children are more vulnerable to serious injuries and accidents whether from a car or school bus accident; defective product such as a child car seat, playpen, stroller, toys with lead paint and magnets, or baby formula; defective design of windows, playground equipment, and swimming pools and drains.

The lead paint industry defeated those cases in seven states, but in 2013 Judge James Kleinberg of Santa Clara County, California, ruled that Sherwin - Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products Co. violated California's public nuisance law by promoting lead paint even though they should have known of its dangers.

Brian Brown manages, supervises and handles the defense litigation cases involving automobile negligence, products liability, premises liability including lead - based paint poisoning, civil assaults, construction accidents, insurance coverage, insurance fraud and claims of negligent security, including ATMs.

Toys are only one of a large number of products that may pose hazards to infants and children, and lead paint is only one of the countless defects discovered in toys.

Common examples of defective baby products include baby hammocks, beds and cribs that create dangers of infant suffocation, baby walkers in which infants can become tangled or stuck and roll down flights of stairs, hazardous clothing with drawstrings that creates the risk of strangulation, products that contain toxic substances like lead paint, and unsafe car seats.

Kenneth Stallard is a Member at Carr Maloney with over 25 years of experience in civil litigation, including professional malpractice, construction defects, fire loss, medical devices, products liability, lead paint exposure, radon gas exposure, insurance coverage, contract disputes, and trust and estates matters.

He has been actively involved (including first - chair trial experience) in industry - wide chemical and toxic tort litigation involving maritime asbestos, vinyl chloride, welding rod, lead paint, and other chemicals and products.

Lead was banned in the US in 1978 from house paint, dishes and products marketed to children.

In addition to close to 30 years of trial experience in toxic tort litigation on behalf of asbestos manufacturers, Dan has also developed an extensive involvement in lead paint litigation on behalf of building owners and has also tried auto, premises, exercise equipment and various other product liability claims, representing manufacturers and insurers.

Products with probable carcinogens are on our shelves for years before being pulled, lead may be in our paint or drinking water, and asbestos has probably affected someone in everyone's family.

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Some examples of these chemicals are: lead from lead - based paints, crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.