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c. 2014 Littman Nurses’ Stethoscope: 1,828 ppm Lead in the tubing. Why is medical equipment positivie for ANY amount of Lead?

c. 2014 Littman Nurses’ Stethoscope: 1,828 ppm Lead in the tubing. Why is medical equipment positivie for ANY amount of Lead?

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3M Littman Brand Nurse’s stethoscope with red tubing: 1,828 ppm lead (What!!!!?) in the red tubing. New item owned by a professional nurse, tested in 2014. In my personal opinion medical equipment should not test positive for any Lead at all! The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for use…

Are 3M LeadCheck Swabs “Safe”? I saw on the package that they contain LEAD!

Are 3M LeadCheck Swabs “Safe”? I saw on the package that they contain LEAD!

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Originally published December, 2013 Updated April 2017 I get this question every now and then – so I thought I would post the question and my answer here.  I also asked the folks at 3M for their take: Question: Hi Tamara, I read the back of our lead testing kit, and was so disappointed to…