Cancer and autism-linked toxin discovered in popular 'fast fashion' A toxin that could trigger cancer , autism and brain damage has been detected in popular 'fast fashion' clothing.

Unsafe levels of cancer and autism-linked toxin discovered in popular 'fast fashion' clothing brands

This is a small sample, and in the USA, but could also be true in the UK.

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Toddler poisoned by lead paint, Hull mum warns Three-year-old Myah became seriously ill after biting a window sill containing lead paint.

Toddler poisoned by lead paint, mum warns

Stuart Harratt, BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
18 March 2026

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On lead, Britain is the laggard of the developed world The UK’s exposure surveillance system for this public health menace is reactive — unlike elsewhere

On lead, Britain is the laggard of the developed world

Aveek Bhattacharya
Financial Times
Mar 2 2026
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Failure to lead: The case for a UK lead screening programme - Social Market Foundation. This briefing examines the scale of lead exposure among children in the UK and makes the case for a national screening programme.

Failure to lead: The case for a UK lead screening programme. Social Market Foundation.

www.smf.co.uk/publications...

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MPs and peers call for all UK children to be screened for lead Letter from lawmakers and academics comes after FT investigation reveals impact of toxic metal on human health

Big news today - "MPs and peers call for all UK children to be screened for lead."

Thank you to anyone who co-signed the letter.

www.ft.com/content/ee60...

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Safety of School Drinking Water in England.

A new research study from Dr Simon Reddy has just been published.

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My son suffered lead poisoning from paint in our house - it left us so frightened Lead has been banned for decades but remains present in millions of British homes - and experts are calling for children to be screened for it

"My son suffered lead poisoning from paint in our house - it left us so frightened"

I say, we need "????'s Law". No child with pica should live in a house with lead paint.

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New article in The Telegraph. "Lead is all around us. It could be poisoning our children"
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...

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