Southern Maine Abatement & Consulting, LLC

12/15/2025

Sometimes it really does take a village. Amazing generosity from an entire community to make a Christmas miracle happen!

09/28/2025

https://www.aol.com/articles/popular-trader-joes-product-contains-200000638.html

Check your pantry.

06/24/2025

It's been a busy spring!

01/21/2025

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/cha-lawsuit-verdict-lead-paint-poisoning-children/

The family of Jah'mir Collins and Amiah McGee-Collins said they suffered "severe lead poisoning," and that the CHA lied about knowing about the lead-based paint in their apartment.

10/04/2024

We confiscated this today. We're pretty sure Wile E. Coyote is missing something....

Almost pure leaded arsenic... for use around your garden fruits and vegetables?!?

How did anyone even make it out of the 1950's?

It's 2024 and the ground contamination from this product was recently uncovered and the soil is still contaminated with poisonous levels of lead / arsenic.

06/29/2024

The more you know...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/consumer-reports-investigation-finds-high-levels-of-lead-in-lunchables/ #:~:text=The%20investigation%20revealed%20that%20some,potential%20risks%20to%20children's%20health.

An investigation by Consumer Reports has raised concerns regarding the safety of Lunchables, a popular prepackaged lunch product marketed for children.

06/19/2024

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-warns-dollar-tree-for-failing-to-pull-poisoned-applesauce-for-months/

Dollar Tree warned by regulator for continuing to sell toxic applesauce well after children's product was recalled.

03/03/2024

"FDA officials theorize the lead contamination was intentional."

The FDA has confirmed that lead chromate is the source of lead and chromium in cinnamon applesauce marketed for children and imported from Ecuador.

12/10/2023

There's apparently a big lead poisoning problem right now with applesauce pouches possibly originating from Ecuador. The solution... increase the cost of treatment 10x.

The $32,000 cost of a crucial drug to treat severe lead poisoning drew ire from Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who wrote a letter to the chief executive of the drug’s maker on Thursday, seeking answers on how the company reached its price.

12/02/2023

Update on the applesauce pouch recall-

The US Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to continue to avoid recalled applesauce pouches amid an ongoing investigation and a growing number of illnesses linked to lead in cinnamon.

12/01/2023

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2023-11-30/under-new-epa-proposal-maine-would-have-to-replace-thousands-of-lead-pipes-in-a-decade

In Maine, recent EPA data suggest there are more than 18,000 lead pipes that carry water to homes, schools and other buildings, which represent 0.2% of the nation's lead service lines.

11/29/2023

Hot chocolate mixes too? Is nothing sacred?!

Testing from a nonprofit found that certain brands contain especially high levels of these potentially harmful materials.