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PMI: Don't Fear Faucets
Editor's note: Barbara C. Higgens, executive director of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute, sent the following letter to the editor of The Sacramento Bee in response to the paper's editorial on legislative efforts in California. The legislation known as AB 1953 would drastically reduce lead exposure in faucets. The Aug. 26 editorial, “Get The Lead Out: Faucets shouldn't be source of a poison,” contends that mainstream manufacturers have routinely fought against such improved environmental changes only to see smaller competitors respond with products that meet the new standards. In this case, the editorial says at least 24 companies already have products that would meet the new proposed standards.