On Thursday the EPA announced that Hybrivet's Lead Check test kit will retain it's current recognition indefinitely. This EPA approved test kit is used in the EPA RRP training course for contractors. The EPA reviewed several test kits and deemed Lead Check was suitable for their needs. Many industry experts were anxious to see if the EPA would change the recommended kits leading to the potential that contractors would need to be retrained on a new testing product. This development should for the short term allay these fears.

The EPA states;

‘Because no new kits meet both the false negative and false positive criteria, EPA will continue to recognize the LeadCheck® test kit and the State of Massachusetts lead test kit. After EPA reviews the final report on Test Kit A, the Agency anticipates that this test kit will also be recognized as meeting the false negative criterion.’

Here is the link to the EPA report;

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/testkit.htm

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