[The Sons of Liberty]

I’ve always wondered about dishes from China. Are they checked for lead before being imported into the US?

[Kalam]

Sons of Liberty, yes their is ongoing testing for the presence of lead-based-paint on many items being shipped into the US. Plastic dishware has been known to contain lead-based-paint but it isn't coming from just China. However an FYI is that after awhile China chose to replace the lead in their paint used on small children's toys with Cadmium which is a different heavy metal that has its own set of hazards. Their is much more going on than this in our environment but this addresses your question.