MDCH - Public Health Notification: Lead Exposure from Dental Films Stored in Lead-Lined Table-top Containers

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Public Health Notification: Lead Exposure from Dental Films Stored in Lead-Lined Table-top Containers

Are you a dental health professional with one of these lead-lined dental film storage boxes in your office?

The federal Food & Drug Administration has issued a public health notification about the potential for harmful exposure from dental films stored in these containers.

FDA Public Health Notification: Lead Exposure form Dental Films Stored in Lead-Lined Table-top Containers

These boxes should be removed from use and disposed properly. Discard any dental film that has been put in these boxes. None of that film should be used.


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