Bouncy Houses Contain Lead – According to the State of California
A lawsuit was filed against the producers, distributors, and suppliers of children’s bounce houses by the Center for Environmental Health and the California attorney general. The plaintiffs state that the bouncy houses contain up to 70 times the federal limit of lead.
The bounce houses are often contains vinyl (polyvinyl chloride, or PVC). The vinyl may be made with lead, which can cause brain and nerve damage, stunted growth, learning disorders, hearing problems, and digestive problems.
The lawsuit states that the Center for Environmental Health conducted an investigation which found some bounce houses had lead levels which ranged between 5,000 parts per million and 29,000 parts per million. The federal limit is 90 to 300 parts per million. However, health experts say there is no such thing as a safe level of exposure to lead and advise parents to wash children’s hands and faces after being in bounce houses.
The defendants have called the investigation a “witch hunt” which may damage their industry.