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California has enacted landmark legislation to prevent childhood lead poisoning. This legislation has established the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB), a children's environmental health program offering multi-layered solutions to this complex problem.

Recent Events and Resources:

• Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 24-30, 2021. Visit CLPPB's Lead Week Resource page to learn more about this week of action and register for free webinar sessions.
  
• For questions about the Santa Clara County aviation gasoline study and blood lead testing for children, contact the Santa Clara County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at leadpoison@phd.sccgov.org or 408-992-4900. 
  
• Learn about baby food safety in response to the U.S. House of Representatives report titled, “Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury.”
• Learn about COVID-19 and preventing childhood lead poisoning during the pandemic.

Reports and Press Releases:

• Proposal to Increase the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee Fiscal Year 2021-22
• California's Progress in Preventing and Managing Childhood Lead Exposure (PDF)
• CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat La Zagala Brand Fruit Pulp Tamarin Flavor Candy
• CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Khmeli Suneli Spice Blends Sold at Certain Stores in Los Angeles County​​