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SCHUMER: RECENT REPORTS SHOW POPULAR REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS CONTAIN DANGEROUS LEVELS OF LEAD; CALLS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BAN GROCERY BAGS WITH LEAD
November 15, 2010

Many of the Bags Are Made in China; NY Grocery Store Has Already Removed Bags; Publix and Winn Dixie Pressing Manufacturers for Safer Alternatives

Exposure to High Levels of Lead Can Damage Nervous System, Kidney Function, and Immune System Over Time

Schumer: Millions of Shoppers Use Reusable Bags Putting Food Directly in Contact with High Levels of Lead that Could Threaten the Health of Our Families

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate and ban reusable shopping bags that contain higher than acceptable levels of lead. Many of these popular bags are manufactured in China and sold to grocery stores, who then sell them to customers. Schumer, Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, noted that while there may be no immediate danger to human health, food products come into direct contact with these bags and long-term exposure can pose serious health and environmental risks. Schumer, who has a long record fighting to make products imported from China safe for consumers and children, is asking federal agencies to investigate and ban any reusable bags sold to grocery stores and retailers that are found to have high levels of lead in them.
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