Lead

Various vials of lipstick on display. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

UC Berkeley Researchers Find Dangerous Metals In Lipsticks

A University of California, Berkeley study shows many popular lipsticks and lip glosses contain metals at concentrations high enough to pose potential health concerns.

2013/05/02

East Bay Trial Begins Over Lead Warnings In Baby Food

A lawsuit filed by an environmental group against the nation’s largest baby food makers aimed at forcing the companies to alert consumers that some products contain low amounts of lead.

2013/04/08

Union City Firm Expands Recall Of Black Licorice Candy

A recall of popular black licorice candies made by a Bay Area firm has been expanded over the same lead contamination fears that led to the earlier recall.

2012/09/07

Lead Found In Licorice Made By Union City Firm

California health officials are warning consumers not to eat black licorice twist candies made by Red Vines because they contain too much lead.

2012/08/22

SF Faces $10 Million Toxic Waste Problem At Lake Merced Gun Club

Cleaning up 60 years of lead bullets and clay ducks from the shooting range on the shore of Lake Merced could cost San Francisco taxpayers as much as $10 million, city officials said.

2012/05/24

New Tools Keep Kids Safe From Toxic Toys

The 2007 holiday season was one of frightened parents, and a lot of disappointed children. Millions of the hottest toys of the year were pulled from shelves because of high lead levels.

2011/11/23

Lawsuit Accuses Disneyland Of Exposing Children To Lead

A nonprofit group that has filed dozens of environmental suits against major companies has accused Disneyland of exposing children to lead at some of the theme park’s most popular attractions.

2011/10/18

Gov. Brown Signs Ban On BPA Bottles, Enforces Lead Ban

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a pair of bills intended to protect children from harmful chemicals.

2011/10/04

Tableware tested for lead contamination (CBS)

ConsumerWatch: SF Chinatown Shop Removes Dishware Over Lead

A store in San Francisco’s Chinatown has stopped selling dishware that is leaching unsafe levels of lead, following a CBS 5 ConsumerWatch investigation.

2011/06/28