New at-home lead tests that promise to "help end lead poisoning" are hitting the market. They are inexpensive and easy to use ...

The kit is easy to use—so easy ... you’ve had since childhood and hoped to pass on to your kids. If a test detects lead in an object, keep the item out of reach of children, consider throwing ...

“CPSC staff does not recommend that consumers rely on home lead test kits,” says CPSC spokesperson Patty Davis. “Lead test kits are not reliable and can give false negatives and false positives.

Here's what parents should know. Faulty lead test kits made by Magellan Diagnostics may have been used as late as 2021 to test children for exposure to the toxic metal. The company agreed to pay $ ...

Libraries will be taking a break from handing out and receiving lead testing kits for the holiday season. The last day to pick up kits is Thursday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. The last day to drop off a ...

The Wednesday, Nov. 27, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered several Helene assistance deadlines, lead testing kit updates, the upcoming Stronger Together Community Resource Fair and more.