Lead Poisoning Background information In 2002, the World Health Organization announced that evidence is emerging to show that even lower doses of lead than previously thought could cause neurological damage in children. A spokesperson said that virtually no level of lead was safe and that measures needed to be taken to remove lead from the environment. In 2006 the Lead Poisoning Reduction Act was introduced to protect children from lead poisoning by requiring all non-home-based child care facilities to be lead-safe within five years in the United States. Listen to the passage and answer the questions.