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Lead Risk Alert: Nine Additional Cookware Items Added to FDA Warning List

Erika Silao

On November 24th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added nine additional cookware items to its warning list. These imported cookware products are being recalled because they may be leaching lead into food, which means harmful lead can seep out and end up in your food. Only some products have been recalled at this time, but consumers are advised to avoid purchasing the following products and check their kitchens for them: 

  • Aluminum Caldero 28, Silver Horse
  • Aluminum Degda 20, Silver Horse
  • Aluminum Degda 24, Silver Horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  •  (RECALLED) Aluminum Saucepan, IKM
  •  (RECALLED) 4-Quart Pital Brass Pot, IKM
  •  (RECALLED) Aluminum Kadai size 5, Kraftwares (India) Ltd.

 

 

Why Is This a Concern?

These cookware items are often used in various cultural cuisines. Certain imported cookware from low-and middle-income countries are made of aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys (like Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium), which can release lead during cooking or food storage and contaminate food. Studies have found that some aluminum cookware brought by refugee families from their home countries can leach dangerous levels of lead into food (1). 

Even low levels of lead can harm young children and pregnant people. It can affect a child’s growth, learning, and overall development. Here are a few simple steps families can take to reduce lead exposure:

What Should You Do?

  1. Do not use these products to cook or store food. 
  2. Do not donate or refurbish these products.
  3. Use stainless steel or other safer alternatives whenever possible. 
  4. Call your healthcare provider if you are concerned about potential lead exposure and ask about a blood lead level test. 
  5. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest lead-related product recalls. 

Read the full FDA announcement here. 

Reference

  1. Fellows KM, Samy S, Rodriguez Y, Whittaker SG. Investigating aluminum cookpots as a source of lead exposure in Afghan refugee children resettled in the United States. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022;32(3):451-460. doi:10.1038/s41370-022-00431-y
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