Recent headlines about harmful levels of lead being discovered in everything from faucets to cookware, from cinnamon to protein powders, may feel a bit overwhelming. They may even tempt you to screen ...

Kevin Johnson owns an ACE Hardware franchise. Since the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent announcement about new risks of lead paint in homes, he's seen plenty of concerned parents checking ...

Consumer Reports tested 11 DIY lead kits, finding they detect high lead levels effectively but may miss lower levels.

Thousands of families in Louisville are intimately familiar with the devastating reality of childhood lead exposure, but thousands more may be completely unaware that a dangerous neurotoxin is ...

With concerns about lead popping up in everything from toys to cookware, many people are looking for quick ways to check for it in their homes. For many people, that means using a do-it-yourself lead ...

With concerns about lead popping up in everything from toys to cookware, many people are looking for quick ways to check for ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

Does anyone have the name of an honest company which will test for lead paint? And the cost estimate for this? Or does home depot sell any reliable kits for this kind of thing? Thank you much.

More than one-third of home test kits sent in for testing by residents to the city’s environmental agency over the past decade had some level of lead — results that reflect many New Yorkers’ continued ...