Official:Amending Section 6-403 of Title 6 ("Health Code") of The Philadelphia Code, to establish prohibitions on items containing lead and to add jewelry to the list of items that may not receive or maintain a lead-based coating, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: April 2, 2009
Signed: June 18, 2009
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill prohibits items containing lead from being applied to or sold in Philadelphia, with a focus on products accessible to children under six.
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