In January, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a new Fact Sheet for Blood Lead Levels in Children.
The Fact Sheet says:
Protecting children from exposure to lead is important to lifelong good health. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement. And effects of lead exposure cannot be corrected.
The most important step parents, doctors, and others can take is to prevent lead exposure before it occurs.
On the CDC website they say, ” No safe blood lead level in children has been identified.”
The Fact Sheet gives tips for parents on how they can protect their children from exposures to lead.
