You can find out if your dishes meet proposition 65 standards for lead if they are new or are still being.
Lead used in ceramics.
When lead glazes are used strict precautions are advised when mixing applying or firing them.
Fda has received reports from local health authorities that traditional pottery from several manufacturers in mexico labeled as lead free in fact contains levels of extractable lead.
Lead is found in pottery glazes as lead bisilicate in frits.
It was widely traded across britain and the near continent.
In england lead glazed stamford ware was produced in stamford lincolnshire as early as the ninth century.
If they are not properly formulated applied and fired it is possible that they could leach into food or drink.
Glazes containing lead lead is found in pottery glazes as lead bisilicate in frits.
Where possible it is better to avoid using glazes that contain lead.
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These glazes are mainly used on earthen and raku ware.
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