Comments on: Happy Easter: Watch Out For Lead http://www.bloggernews.net/114690 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Doug Bailey http://www.bloggernews.net/114690#comment-266388 Doug Bailey Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:53:41 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114690#comment-266388 I'm not familiar with the University of Rochester study but consumers should know that the LeadCheck swabs are incapable of returning a false positive -- unlike other such products on the market -- because the chemicals in the swabs react only to lead. Thus, if the swab turns red, there has to be lead present in the tested material. A false negative can only be returned if the product is used incorrectly, the surface was not cleaned or if the user did not follow the instructions. We find the tests to be 99.9 percent accurate when used correctly. I’m not familiar with the University of Rochester study but consumers should know that the LeadCheck swabs are incapable of returning a false positive — unlike other such products on the market — because the chemicals in the swabs react only to lead. Thus, if the swab turns red, there has to be lead present in the tested material. A false negative can only be returned if the product is used incorrectly, the surface was not cleaned or if the user did not follow the instructions. We find the tests to be 99.9 percent accurate when used correctly.

]]> By: Nancy Reyes http://www.bloggernews.net/114690#comment-266298 Nancy Reyes Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:06:46 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114690#comment-266298 The Chinese probably supplied the eggs...and people are just starting to notice. A couple days ago I wrote about the tainted heparin that was probably due to deliberate substitution of a cheaper chemical... The Chinese probably supplied the eggs…and people are just starting to notice.

A couple days ago I wrote about the tainted heparin that was probably due to deliberate substitution of a cheaper chemical…

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