contracostatimes.com
Mexican bean pots have dangerous levels of lead
Mexican bean pots with up to 30 times the level of lead permitted by federal guidelines have been pulled from the shelves of a local food chain after a health inspector found one in a Concord home and tested it in a county lab.The pot was designed to simmer beans for hours, a practice that can cause lead from glaze and clay in the pot to leach into food. Elevated levels of lead from food and other sources can cause learning disabilities and inhibit growth in children. At extremely high levels, it can cause serious illness and even death, said Joanne Genet, manager of Contra Costa’s lead poisoning prevention program.”We were shocked when tests came back positive for lead even though the pot was stamped lead-free....”
Mexican bean pots with up to 30 times the level of lead permitted by federal guidelines have been pulled from the shelves of a local food chain after a health inspector found one in a Concord home and tested it in a county lab.<<<<
At least 50 years ago, in California/San Diego, we were warned to not use the colorful dishes from Mexico for food, then the worst offender was the juice glasses and pitcher were the most dangerous, for the acid in the orange juice, leached out even more lead.
It is/was also in the paint on the plates.
Maybe that is when I became aware that imports were dangerous to our health.
It is scary, when you realize that many of those bean pots are in homes that will never hear of the recall on them..