Stephanie Heath
This may make you think twice before buying your products on Amazon. A New Jersey mother is filing a lawsuit against Amazon for the hidden danger contained in the trampoline she purchased for her child.
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The Details: An Essex County woman is furious after discovering that her 3-year-old son is now suffering from lead poisoning. Yahoo shared the following details.
- The mother purchased the 55-inch Toddler Trampoline for Kids Lilumdum from Amazon last year.
- Later, it was discovered that the trampoline “contained lead-based paint.”
- Her child was diagnosed with lead poisoning in October of 2024 and now has life-long effects from he exposure.
Amazon Trampoline Contains Hidden Danger
Yahoo shares details from the lawsuit that was filed. In that lawsuit, it was stated that the child’s blood levels were “significantly higher than the amount needed to be classified as lead poisoning under the applicable medical guidelines.”
The mother believes that the child was injured while playing on the trampoline. Her complaint states that her son was affected by the hidden danger on the trampoline, lead. The lawsuit claims that the young child suffered lead poisoning from “the inhalation, ingestion, and exposure to lead-based paint and lead from the trampoline.”
- Unfortunately, the injuries that the child sustained are permanent. The lead poisoning has forever affected his ability to concentrate.
- To add insult to injury, Amazon continues to sell the product on its website.
- Apparently, according to the Amazon website, the trampoline is “made of heavy-duty alloy steel with anti-rust and anti-corrosion protection.”
How Common Is Lead Poisoning In The United States?
After learning of the hidden danger in this trampoline, you may be concerned about some of your child’s toys — as you should be. While current toys may be more closely monitored, toys of the past were not.
- PNAS shared that they “estimate that over 170 million Americans alive today were exposed to high-lead levels in early childhood, several million of whom were exposed to five-plus times the current reference level.”
- Additionally, they estimate that “population-level effects on IQ loss and find that lead is responsible for the loss of 824,097,690 IQ points as of 2015.”
Furthermore, the CDC shares that “no safe. BLL in children has been identified.” Thus, meaning that any lead exposure is considered harmful exposure. They also share that “even low levels of lead in the blood have been shown to have an effect.” Those effects can include:
- Reduced learning capacity
- Reduced ability to pay attention
- Reduced academic achievement
Ways to Prevent Lead Exposure: The CDC also shares tips on how to prevent lead exposure.
- Primary prevention
- Removal of lead hazards in the environment before a child is exposed to them.
- Secondary prevention
- Blood lead testing and follow-up care after an exposure to lead.
A blood test is the best way to see if a child has been exposed to lead. The amount of lead in the blood is referred to as a blood lead level or BLL.
