Health Alerts and Safety Tips

Volcanic Ash Facts

• Download this Volcanic Ash Fact sheet (pdf) - also available as a Word® file.
• See Press Release: Public health officials say volcanic ash poses low hazard

Lead Poisoning

• CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls 
  

• Lead Alerts
  

• Lead in Children's Toys
  

• Lead in Mexican Candy
  

• Health Warning on Lead-contaminated Chapulines (grasshoppers)
  

• Lead found in traditional home remedies

• Advertencia de La FDA a los Consumidores sobre el uso de LITARGIRIO

Pesticide Exposure

• West Nile Virus: Tips for Proper Protection when using Mosquito Repellents containing DEET.

• Grocery Store Alert

Mercury

• Mercury in Necklaces

Latex Allergy/Dermatitis

• Restaurant Workers Alert - Alerta Para el Personal de los Restaurantes

• Child Care Workers Alert - Alerta Para el Personal de las Guarderias

• Grocers' Alert - Alerta Para el Personal de los Supermercados

• Agricultural Worker Alert - Alerta Para los Trabajadores del Campo

• Photo-dermatitis from Giant Hogweed (pdf) CD Summary: May 7, Vol. 51, No. 10
  Giant hogweed, an invasive and noxious plant that can cause skin reactions, was first officially identified in Oregon in 2001. Patient reports suggest, however, that exposures occurred in Oregon as early as 1993.