Published: October 17, 2024
SAFETY ALERT.
LEAD PAINT HAZARD.
Amazon Product Link: https://amzn.to/4f3u2gf – DO NOT PURCHASE THESE.
IF YOU OWN THEM STOP USING THEM IMMEDIATELY.
Notice posted Thursday – October 17, 2024.
SAFETY ALERT – This set of hair clips was purchased on Amazon and found by a Lead Safe Mama community member to test positive for Lead in the paint – using a reactive agent home test kit that is specifically designed for testing for Lead in painted items (test kit: https://amzn.to/404NaGj )
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC purchased a set for follow up testing and (on October 16, 2024) using XRF technology – confirmed Lead levels in the paint on these toddler hair clips to be as high as 31,000 ppm in the red and white ones (anything over 90 ppm Lead – in the paint glaze or coating – is illegal in an item intended for use by children).
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Most of the colors of clips in this set did not have Lead paint – however a dangerous amount of microparticulate Lead dust could easily wear off from the ones that do to the others (in the box, with abrasion caused by shipping), so all should be considered possibly contaminated with Lead and the whole package should be discarded (all colors).
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If you have this product you should report it on this link: https://www.saferproducts.gov – and throw yours out (and / or ask for a refund from the Amazon seller).
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You should also consider getting a blood lead test for your child if they used this product. Learn more about that here: https://tamararubin.com/2024/06/when-should-babies-be-tested-for-lead-how-often-should-babies-be-tested-for-lead/
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Also please report this issue with a review on the Amazon listing (this link – https://amzn.to/4f3u2gf ) so others are aware of the concern.
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Sara Schoen says
Thank you Tamara. What would be done with the results of a blood lead test? Would they tell a parent if a child needs to eat more garlic? Are they potentially actionable in any other way?
Karl Malden says
Depends on how elevated the BLL test is. Dietary and lifestyle changes have been shown to lower blood lead levels over time. Chelation therapy is kind of the worst-case scenario treatment, and my understanding is that’s akin to chemotherapy in that it’s effective but side effects make the child feel sick and miserable.