AstroTurf to Reduce Lead in California Products
California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced AstroTurf will remove almost all lead from its artificial grass products sold in the state as part of a settlement. In addition, the company will pay to test existing fields for excessive lead, warn recent customers of the lead exposure risk, and pay $170,000 in penalties and fees. The two other artificial turf companies the state sued in 2008 have not settled, but are still negotiating with the state.


