A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

Kevin Johnson owns an ACE Hardware franchise. Since the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent announcement about new risks of lead paint in homes, he's seen plenty of concerned parents checking ...

Magellan Diagnostics on Sept. 1 expanded its recall of blood lead tests, which was initiated in May after the company identified an ongoing issue with the controls used in the tests. Several lots of ...

The Wednesday, Nov. 27, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered several Helene assistance deadlines, lead testing kit updates, the upcoming Stronger Together Community Resource Fair and more.

More than one-third of home test kits sent in for testing by residents to the city’s environmental agency over the past decade had some level of lead — results that reflect many New Yorkers’ continued ...

Home test kits used to detect lead in toys are unreliable, according to two recent studies by Consumer Reports and the federal government. Two recent studies indicate that home test kits used to ...

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WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Consumers should not use home test kits to detect lead in paint and other products because nearly half of those sampled gave inaccurate readings, the U.S. Consumer ...

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