OCR Text |
Show Page 16 The Ogden Valley news Volume XV Issue I December 15, 2007 Pre-season Discounted Ski Pass Offer Improving Consumer Product Safety Draws Herd to Powder Mountain Commission Good First Step to Address Problem of Toxic Imports Unregulated Trade is Primary Threat to Consumers, Say Steelworkers Powder Mountain--Resort community or rural cow town? Photo courtesy of Dennis Maher. LEAD TESTINg cont. from page 1 cases of childhood lead poisoning in Weber County come from exposure to lead-based paint in homes built prior to 1978. Since then, new government guidelines for paint have come into effect. But recent nationwide recalls of imported items, such as toys and porcelain and ceramic dinnerware, have been set in place after tests revealed high levels of lead in these products. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the only way to know if your child has a problem is with a blood test administered by a physician. Children are especially susceptible to the effects of lead exposure because of their developing nervous systems. Their risk may be greater due to their diet, especially the consumption of acidic juices that promotes leaching of lead from ceramics. “Anything they have day-to-day contact with poses the biggest danger,” Carlsen says. “You can’t tell if something is leaching lead just by looking at it. But if it is cracked or has chips in the paint, it could be a problem.” The lead testing will take place at the Exhibition Hall at the Weber County Fairgrounds, 1181 N. Fairgrounds Drive (1200 West) in Ogden. The tests, which can only be done with X-Ray testing devices borrowed from the Utah Division of Air Quality, will be conducted from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is a limit of five (5) items per household. Any item that comes back with a lead reading of 1.0 is considered unacceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on childhood lead poisoning, see the Centers of Disease Control website on lead-poisoning prevention, <http:// www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/> A list of known brands of contaminated dinnerware can be found at <http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_ import_ia5208.html> Change your point of view with this privately gated 4,400 sq. ft. home in Radford Hills. 5.5 acres of land with 3,500 sq. ft detached heated garage. Trail access to Skyline, Trail. Established horse property, indoor swimming pool, and views that will take your breath away! MLS# 734437 $2,250,000 Efforts by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and other members of Congress to revitalize the anemic U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is welcome news to working families facing a glut of dangerous imported toys. However, it will take more than a vigilant CPSC to protect consumers against the onslaught of toxic imports, the United Steelworkers said today. “We applaud Dick Durbin’s initiative to improve regulation of these dangerous products,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “But testing products after they come into this country is not a panacea. Until our nation directly addresses the problem of unregulated trade, we will continue to be forced into a position of frantically putting out fires as they erupt in our neighborhoods.” The Steelworkers have launched a nationwide campaign, supported by a broad array of consumer and environmental groups, reaching out to consumers in their neighborhoods to educate families about how to screen for lead contaminants in toys and other products. They’re also offering, while they last, free Get the Lead Out screening kits. The outreach comes as consumers are dealing with a massive list of recalled lead-laced and defective Chinese-made toys, including more than 20 million recalled by the world’s largest toy maker, Mattel Inc. Earlier this year, U.S.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recalled more than 10,000 vinyl bibs made in China because they contained lead. Other toxic imports include defective tires, counterfeit circuit breakers and auto brakes, lipstick, toothpaste, seafood, children’s lunch boxes, pet food - even Cub Scout merit badges. “U.S. trade policy has essentially undone decades of citizen activism to protect consumers from dangerous products,” Gerard said. “We’ve allowed toxic toys and other products to come in through the back door, free of regulation but bearing an enormous cost to working families.” The USW represents 850,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada employed in the industries of metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining and the service sector. For more information, <www.usw.org/> Boys & Girl’s 1st-4th Recreational Basketball Boys 5th-12th Grade will travel 5th- 9th Girl’s home at Snowcrest Play begins in January 2008. Call Kathy Allen at 745-2709 to register. Presented by Jeff Good, Season’s Real Estate and Marketing. (801) 710-3932 Slopeside at Powder Mountain $1,100,000 Ski-in-Ski-out custom log cabin. Nordic Valley - Unsurpassed Views! $379,000 Log home with 2.65 acres, 3 bedrooms, and lake views. Eden $329,000 NEw LISTINg! Mouth of Ogden Canyon $99,900 Perfect second home at Wolf Creek Resort. All one level living! Furnished two bedroom condo--carefree and ready to be your getaway! Doug Lythgoe 430-6465 Jamie Lythgoe (801) 430-6462 745-1500 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated. (801) 745-4600 |