Is Your Toy Box Lead-Free?

June 6, 2009 - PRLog -- San Diego, CA – Parents who want to learn how to protect their families from hidden sources of lead and other toxic substances found in everyday items, such as dinnerware, toys, food, and cosmetics can turn to www.bluedominoes.com for guidance.  The site includes bluedominoes® Safe Art™ lead-free Activity Dough as well as research papers, published articles, nutritional recipes, a lead recall list, and links to lead testing kits, just to ensure the toys you already own are lead-free.  Debbie Lindgren and Linda Manaster launched the site after Debbie’s youngest son was diagnosed with lead poisoning from their family’s dinner plates.

“My husband and I didn’t know that lead is allowed in small quantities in everyday items such as dinnerware and artificial food coloring. Once we realized our son was suffering from lead poisoning, we diligently researched potential sources of exposure and minimized those to aid in his recovery,” states bluedominoes Co-Founder Debbie Lindgren.  “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 22 children have high levels of lead in their blood, and we wanted to provide a resource for parents to turn to as well as safe lead-free products.”

The need for what would become the company’s initial product became clear after Debbie’s younger son had a reaction to the modeling product being used in his school.  Art supply products are not required to publish MSDS or provide an ingredient list.  Therefore it was unclear whether the product was allowed to contain small amounts of lead.

“Parents found out about our safe, eco-friendly dough and began to request it, so we assembled a team of experts to ensure that we could bring a top-notch product to market,” says Linda Manaster, co-founder of bluedominoes, inc. “Our initial product, Activity Dough, is made from food grade ingredients, is free of the seven most common allergens such as gluten and wheat, uses natural colors, is laboratory-tested to be free of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic and is free of chemicals such as bromine.”

Though not legally required, bluedominoes lists all of its ingredients on the package.   One of the innovative byproducts of bluedominoes’ award winning Activity Dough is the play life--it does not dry out as quickly as some of the other play dough products on the market.  

By complying with rigorous standards, bluedominoes Activity Dough is the first children’s art supply product to receive certification from the Celiac Sprue Association and acceptance by the Feingold Association. Bluedominoes has a complete line of Safe Art™ products in the pipeline, and the company is committed to the same level of purity, safety and integrity for all of its products. Bluedominoes Activity Dough is currently available in five colors and can be ordered directly at www.bluedominoes.com.  All bluedominoes products are developed in San Diego, and all of its patent-pending formulas are manufactured in the USA.  

About bluedominoes, inc:  bluedominoes creates and markets green children’s art supplies and provides evidence-based information to create healthy solutions for a higher level of safety, quality and peace of mind.  Bluedominoes’ philosophy is environmental and dietary factors influence children’s health, learning and behavior.  By connecting these links, bluedominoes provides actionable strategies for parents and safe products for kids.  For more information about bluedominoes green children’s art supplies, bluedominoes Activity Dough and how to keep your family safe, visit www.bluedominoes.com.

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Bluedominoes believes environmental and dietary factors influence children's health, behavior, and learning. We are committed to sharing resources and parent/child activities to provide pathways to your child's brighter future.