How to avoid lead in your child’s lunch box

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) page on Lead in Children’s Lunch Boxes is informative and links to additional sources of information. Is your child safe from this danger? Among the “Commonly Asked Questions” answered by the CEH is this basic one:

How dangerous are lunchboxes with lead?
The levels CEH found in the lunchboxes are not high enough by themselves to cause acute lead poisoning during normal use. However, with prolonged use or if your child is exposed to lead from other sources, a leaded lunchbox would add to their health risk. Because lead has been shown to cause developmental problem in young children at very low levels, CEH believes it is important to eliminate all controllable sources of lead exposure, including lunchboxes.