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Lauren Kirchner

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Investigative reporter @ConsumerReports, previously The Markup and ProPublica. My beat: product safety, food safety, environmental health. Signal: @Lkirchner.44
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Spring Creek University: A Field Trip Worth Taking

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By Lauren Kirchner 
| Greenhouse Grower
A long-term employee and I once had a brief conversation in the greenhouse about what pre-booking was, and I realized we had some bigger problems to tackle. I should have never just assumed everyone knew what a booking was.
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Se detectó plomo en una licuadora Black+Decker

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By Lauren Kirchner 
| La Opinión
Las pruebas de CR del modelo PowerCrush BL1230 revelaron que un componente metálico que entra en contacto con los alimentos contiene altos niveles de plomo Consumer Reports analizó las licuadoras Black+Decker PowerCrush en busca de plomo. A la derecha, el anillo metálico en la base donde detectamos altos niveles de plomo en dos de las tres licuadoras.
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Lead Detected in a Black & Decker Blender

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By Lauren Kirchner 
| Consumer Reports
CR tests of the PowerCrush BL1230 find that a metal component that comes into contact with food contains high levels of lead May 22, 2026 Consumer Reports tested Black & Decker Power Crush blenders for lead. At right, the metal ring in the base where we detected high levels of lead in two of the three blenders. Photos: Consumer Reports In January 2026, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal regulator that oversees the safety of thousands of home products, received an alarming report.
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