Halloween and the Lead Monsterby David SirotaAfter feasting on Halloween candy a few days ago, America's children are right about now coming down off their (latest) sugar high. Luckily for parents and schoolteachers, sugar in small doses is fairly harmless. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for lead, which many kids also probably came into contact with during their trick-or-treating. Just last week, an Ashland University chemist found one in seven Halloween products he sampled from Ohio stores contained lead levels above the ... ( Back to Article )
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