On September 20, 2007, Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CPDH), urged consumers to stop using lunch boxes, which have been distributed as CDPH nutrition educational items, after testing showed elevated levels of lead in three lunch boxes.
Here is some information on the issue, lead health risks and guidance to local partners:
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NEW - Updated Interim Guidelines on Use of Promotional Items (PDF)
- January 28, 2008
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NEW - Updated Questions and Answers About Lead-Contaminated Lunch Boxes - January 28, 2008
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Update to Partners on Prevention of Lead Contamination in Promotional Items (PDF)- October 24, 2007
- Interim Guidelines On The Use Of Promotional Items (PDF)– October 12, 2007
- Guidance from the Department of Toxics Substances Control– October 4, 2007
- Press Release - CDPH Advises Consumers Not To Use CDPH Lunch Boxes (English) ... Spanish
- Find out about up to date information on the health effects, risk factors, symptoms, treatment and prevention of lead exposure (English). ... Spanish8
- To help us respond to your questions, please provide your complete contact information, including name, age, address, phone number, and email, and a full description of your inquiry at promo-items-and-lead@cdph.ca.gov