discontinued in the united states?

Question: When was lead in pencil's outlawed/ discontinued in the united states!?
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The use of lead in the paint on a pencil was voluntarily discontinued in 1971!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lead,as in the metal, was never used in pencils in the U!.S!. The name comes from the fac that Roman scribes used stylus that used actual lead!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lead was never used in pencils!. What is used is graphite!. It is called lead, but the metal was never part of pencils!.Www@QuestionHome@Com