Lead-tainted crayons from China part 1: Secondary prevention in Arizona

Patricia Arreola; Cecile Fowler; Kristina Schaller; Zannie Weaver; Catherine Neumann; Leslie Boyer

Lead-tainted crayons from China part 1: Secondary prevention in Arizona

Patricia Arreola, Cecile Fowler, Kristina Schaller, Zannie Weaver, Catherine Neumann, Leslie Boyer

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Abstract

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) identified lead-containing crayons from China as a likely source in the lead poisoning of an 11 month-old child. This finding sparked nationwide attention which, in coordination with data from the Oregon Health Division (OHD), led to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall of 13 brands of crayons. This paper describes the events leading to the recall and illustrates the role of public health agencies in a comprehensive childhood lead poisoning prevention program. In particular, background screening and surveillance were key to the identification of this previously unknown lead poisoning risk, lead-tainted crayons.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6-10
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of environmental health
Volume	58
Issue number	7
State	Published - Mar 1996
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Lead-tainted crayons from China part 1: Secondary prevention in Arizona

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