Re: Health Question
Posted by David Hoexter TCC Web Admin. on July 14, 2013, 5:07 pm, in reply to "
Health Question"
Maybe the Roman Empire did die out due to drinking wine stored in lead-lined vessels. But in my view, there is no real danger to use of your old transferware plates. I am not a health risk assessor, but I deal with and assess contaminated soil and water in my work. Lead may be leached by highly acidic foods, and thus I would not store any acidic food on older transferware, but the risk of ingesting any meaningful dose of lead from food in contact with a plate for just a few minutes is minimal or even non-existent. Today, with exposure to lead diminished compared to a few years ago, any incremental exposure from the occasional meal on an old transferware plate is probably not even measurable. So enjoy your old plates, and continue to use them!
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