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Health officials warn: Don't eat black licorice

Red Vines Black Licorice

California health officials are warning fans of the popular Red Vines black licorice candy not to eat the treats because they tested positive for high levels of lead. American Licorice Co. of Union City, Calif., issued a voluntary recall Wednesday for 1-pound bags of Red Vines Black Licorice Twists with a best before date of Feb. 4, 2013. It was not clear what volume of product had been recalled. Company officials did not immediately return NBC News calls seeking comment.

 

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves after California’s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

 

Lead, dangerous chemicals found in toys

Lead, dangerous chemicals found in toys

A public interest group finds a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead.

 

Drinking water unsafe at thousands of schools

Drinking water unsafe at thousands of schools

Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.

 

Lead Sickens 1,300 Children in China

The lead pollution from an unlicensed manganese smelter is the second incident of mass lead poisoning in the past month.

 

Clash at China smelter after 100s of kids poisoned

Villagers in northern China clashed with police outside a lead smelter blamed in the poisoning of more than 600 children, reports said Monday.

 

Mattel gets $2.3 mln fine for lead-tainted toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday said it imposed a $2.3 million civil penalty against Mattel Inc.

 

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