Children’s Sipper Cups Recalled Due to Lead Exposure Concerns
EMSL Analytical offers consumer product and material testing for lead and other regulated substances to safeguard the public, and to help companies avoid costly product recalls and negative public relations.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, April 3, 2025
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of thousands of children’s sipper cups shaped like bowling pins. The red tape on the outside of the bowling pin cups contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban.
The cups were manufactured in China and sold at bowling alleys in the United States from January 2018 through July 2019. Consumers are advised to immediately take the cups away from children and to stop using them as lead.......[Read More]
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Children’s Sipper Cups Recalled Due to Lead Exposure Concerns
EMSL Analytical offers consumer product and material testing for lead and other regulated substances to safeguard the public, and to help companies avoid costly product recalls and negative public relations.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, April 3, 2025
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of thousands of children’s sipper cups shaped like bowling pins. The red tape on the outside of the bowling pin cups contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban.
The cups were manufactured in China and sold at bowling alleys in the United States from January 2018 through July 2019. Consumers are advised to immediately take the cups away from children and to stop using them as lead.......[Read More]
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MassDEP Issues Costly Penalty to Real Estate Firm for Alleged Asbestos Violations
EMSL Analytical offers laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to protect people and help companies comply with health and safety regulations.
Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 2025
Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced it had executed an Administrative Consent Order with a penalty of over $186,000 to a real estate firm for alleged asbestos violations. The agency reports the violations took place at a multi-family residence in a designated Environmental Justice neighborhood. According to MassDEP, between December 2022 and May 2023, the agency identified numerous violations of asbestos regulations, including.......[Read More]
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Hotel Evacuated and Three People Hospitalized from Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
EMSL Analytical provides air testing services, sampling supplies, and monitoring instruments to help prevent exposure hazards to carbon monoxide and other deadly gases in homes, schools, factories, and businesses.
Dallas, Texas, March 31, 2025
Last month, a hotel in El Paso was evacuated, and three people were hospitalized after what has been reported to have been a carbon monoxide (CO) leak. Emergency responders and the local gas company were monitoring the air quality in the hotel and investigating the cause.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 400 Americans die each year from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning not linked to fires. In addition, 100,000+ people visit the emergency room and.......[Read More]
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2025 and Resources to Safeguard Workers and Building Occupants
EMSL Analytical provides material, environmental, and industrial hygiene testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to identify asbestos and mitigate exposure risks.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, March 31, 2025 The 21st annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place from April 1st through the 7th. The yearly campaign was started by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and is meant to educate the public about asbestos hazards and encourage actions to prevent exposure. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes asbestos as a commercial name, not a mineralogical definition, given to a variety of six naturally occurring fibrous minerals. These include.......[Read More]
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Water Damage and Building Occupant Exposure Risks
EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, building inspection tools, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate contact with mold, bacteria, and other issues.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, March 28, 2025
Water damage indoors can result in the destruction of building materials, equipment, furniture, and belongings. In some cases, it could even cause structural damage. Water damage can also create an indoor environment that could be hazardous to building occupants. Depending on the water source, it could contain bacteria, viruses, mold, chemicals, and more. Even water damage due to clean water, known as Category 1 Water, can result in mold growth in as short as 24 to 48 hours. Category 2.......[Read More]
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Canadian Ban on PCBs in Existing Light Ballasts Takes Effect Soon
EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate exposure risks to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous materials.
Mississauga, Ontario, March 27, 2025
While the manufacture, process, import, and offer for sale of PCBs have been prohibited in Canada since 1977, a ban on existing light ballasts and various other electrical equipment that contain PCBs takes effect on December 31, 2025. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC):
PCBs in electrical equipment are in oil form, and were used as an insulating fluid for transformers and capacitors. They were also added to paints, caulking, sealants and asphalt, since they do not corrode.......[Read More]
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