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Whether you are growing vegetables or a lawn in your yard, the presence of lead in the soil is a concern.  The cause of such contamination could be flakes of leaded paint, the remnants of gasoline, or the residue from pesticide application of lead arsenate.  Lead can remain the soil for hundreds of years.

Surprised? The plan has no recommendations about stopping the use of lead in children's products (nor would it give the Consumer Product Safety Commission the same mandatory recall authority that is recommended for the FDA), budget numbers or adequate fines.