Dangerous Product Report
Product Name: HIYA Multivitamin for Kids
Date Range Sold:
At least since October 2023
Manufacturer:
HIYA Health, LLC
Incident Details:
Description: This children’s vitamin bottle was found with visible damage caused by teething. Approximately 35 square mm of paint is missing from the surface due to bite marks.
Cause of Missing Paint: Teething.
Lead Concentration in Paint: The paint was tested using a Niton XL5 Plus XRF analyzer in both soil and industrial paint mode, revealing a concentration of 350 micrograms of lead per square centimeter (350 µg/cm²).
Here is a macro shot of one of the teething areas, along with a 1mm thick tungsten wire for comparison.
Size of Missing Paint:
Surface Area of Missing Paint: 35 mm²
Amount of lead missing:
Estimated Blood Lead Level (BLL): Based on an estimated 80% absorption rate, estimate that ~ 98 µg of lead could have entered the bloodstream.
This could result in a potential elevated BLL of approximately 17.5 µg/dL assuming a baseline of 0. This happened in 5 minutes.
This product was purchased in October of 2023, and the child teethed on it probably within the next 4 months. The mother has told me she made plans to get the child tested.
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