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I wish. Serious lead reduction efforts only started ca. 50 years ago, regulations were phased in irregularly across a huge variety of industries, applications,
by 0xcde4c3db 5y ago
I wish. Serious lead reduction efforts only started ca. 50 years ago, regulations were phased in irregularly across a huge variety of industries, applications, and jurisdictions over a long period of time (causing many lead-containing products to simply shift from one supply chain to another), and much of it is effectively on the honor system.
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/prevention/sources/consumer-products.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/prevention/sources/consumer-pr...
https://uspirg.org/news/usp/recall-toys-still-found-lead-paint-decade-after-virtual-ban https://uspirg.org/news/usp/recall-toys-still-found-lead-pai...