Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Up to 86 percent of houses built before 1978 in the U.S. have at least some lead paint, according to the Environmental ...

To carry out its 2008 rules to reduce the risk of lead poisoning from repairs and renovations, EPA is creating a program to ensure the accuracy of commercially available kits to detect lead in paint.

When left undisturbed, lead paint is mostly a dormant hazard, but during a remodel it can become a serious health issue. Any contractor dealing with it should know how to properly handle lead paint ...

Kevin Johnson owns an ACE Hardware franchise. Since the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent announcement about new risks of lead paint in homes, he's seen plenty of concerned parents checking ...

YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports’ tests of 18 lead and radon test kits for the September issue confirmed that some are a good first step, but testers also found confusing instructions, challenging ...

The federal government is warning consumers not to use those home testing kits to check their children's toys and other products for lead contamination. A new round of tests found most of the time, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lead paint is known to cause severe damage to a young child. It can result in lower IQ scores, and damage to the brain and nervous system. The City of Buffalo wants to try and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BLOOMINGTON, Ind — A controlled burn by the ...