Lead paint in toys from China is a very serious issue given how toxic lead is, especially to children given its effect on their cognitive development. However, lead paint in toys from China maybe the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The New York Times ran a story on Toys-R-Us issuing a warning and a recall on lead tainted baby bibs. Alas China is not the only source of lead.

In Washington D.C., the District Attorney is prosecuting several landlords for having lead paint in their buildings and thereby contaminating young children with lead. Old lead-based paint is the most significant source of lead exposure in the U.S. today. Harmful exposures to lead can be created when lead-based paint is improperly removed from surfaces by dry scraping, sanding, or open-flame burning. Industry is also a source of lead poisoning today.

A recent example, the Courier Post rates Burlington County in New Jersey the most polluted in the state and these are the amounts of lead released by its top 5 polluters of lead: Griffin Pipe Products in Florence ranked No. 1 in the state with 3,819 pounds of lead released into the air, U.S. Pipe & Foundry in Burlington City was number four with 804 pounds released and Fort Dix was number five with 607 pounds of lead.
It bears repeating lead is a very serious toxin that has profound effects and you should be aware of any potential your children or yourself have had. In late 1991, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services called lead the "number one environmental threat to the health of children in the United States."

Infants and children are more vulnerable to lead exposure than adults since lead is more easily absorbed into growing bodies, and the tissues of small children are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. Children also are prone to get lead dust on their hands and put their fingers, toys or other things tainted with lead in their mouths.

Lead is of course a dangerous heavy metal toxin that unfortunately affects children and their cognitive development more acutely. Some of the symptoms and effects of lead poisoning particularly on children are:

-Depression and mood swings

-Irritability, aggressive behaviors, and temper tantrums

-Hyperactive behaviors, difficult to manage

-Hearing loss, difficulty hearing

-Sleep difficulties/ disturbances

-Attention problems, lacks eye contact, impaired visual fixation

-Impaired reaction time, lower performance on timed tests

- Impaired Verbal function / linguistic deficits -Uneven performance on IQ scores and low IQ scores

-Visual-motor skills deficits -Loss of appetite

If you believe your child has been exposed to lead paint and heavy metal poisoning please monitor their behavior for some of the changes listed above. Lead is a serious health hazard. Our Detox Heavy Metals Oral Chelation formula is designed to help detoxify from heavy metal toxins like lead. We have detailed instructions and safe dosages for children you can view here athttp://www.extremehealthusa.com/instructions.html Please do some research if your child has been exposed to lead paint from tainted toys, bibs, lead paint in buildings or on furniture.