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Health experts warn bill would weaken lead limits in cookware; industry calls for clearer testing standards
Summary
Senate Bill 59‑75 would narrow the definition of covered cookware, delay a 10 ppm lead deadline to 2030 and permit alternate testing methods; public‑health officials and advocates said the changes would weaken protections and risk increased lead exposure, while industry urged clarity on an enforceable compliance test.
Senate Bill 59‑75 returned to the Senate Environment Committee for a third year of consideration on Friday, with public‑health experts and environmental advocates saying the proposal would undercut recent protections limiting lead in cookware and industry representatives urging clearer, enforceable test methods.
Alicia Kinney Clawson briefed the committee that the bill would modify the definition of covered cookware, exclude cookware with incidental or de minimis lead, extend the date to meet a 10 parts per million (ppm) limit to 2030, and allow manufacturers to demonstrate compliance using government‑accepted testing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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