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Saturday, September 8, 2007 12:00 AM

Baby's first lead

All the recent toy recalls have revived fears about toddlers and toxins. How should parents protect their children?
By Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Saturday, September 8, 2007 08:21 AM

    Children are attracted to lead paint

    What makes this problem worse is that lead salts such as those used as pigments have a sweet taste. Toddlers will put anything into their mouths, true, but once they taste the lead they will seek more of the sweetness. The ancient Romans stored their wine in lead vessels for this very reason: it made the wine sweeter. They dosed themselves into oblivion. Lead paint is not just a passive hazard; it is a magnet for the children who will be most harmed by it.

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