Thousands of Children Got Tested for Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know By Julie Appleby JUNE 7, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/children-lead-testing-doj-settlement-faulty-devices/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Um8aWa8Sxz6FRSkUskZVREqyO2C_rDunNoVA6R6kuxi0hW7Mn-blhF5wTHXmjjPb-eOKSm3KnFTJzA5muieTy4zXwlA&_hsmi=310629157&utm_content=310629157&utm_source=hs_email Thousands of Children Got Tested for Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know By Julie Appleby Faulty lead test kits made by Magellan Diagnostics may have been used as late as 2021 to test children for exposure to the toxic metal. The company agreed to pay $42 million to settle criminal charges that it concealed malfunctions.