FDA Failures: Lead in Cookware

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Is lead in cookware a leading cause of autism in American children? Find out more about the FDA's lack of oversight on harmful lead-containing cookware.

Sources:

KNG5, "Cookware with dangerous lead still being sold online", https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/cookware-dangerous-amounts-lead-still-sold-online-expert-warnings/281-b05e3870-046b-4cb0-bd1b-2fc812229d61

"Preventing Lead Exposure in Children", CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/leadpoisoning/index.html

"Increase in Developmental Disabilities", CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/features/increase-in-developmental-disabilities.html

"Lead in Food and Foodwares", FDA, https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/lead-food-and-foodwares

Environmental Defense Fund, "FDA says "Cookware that exhibits"", https://blogs.edf.org/health/2023/08/15/fda-says-cookware-that-exhibits-any-level-of-leachable-lead-upon-testing-is-prohibited/

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