Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I was talking to my sister about the safety of cookware, we were trying to find the best kind and she sent me this page that talks about the different types of cookware and that's where I saw the information about the crockpots and lead for the first time. This is the link: http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3864.htm Then I did a search for crockpots with lead because that never occurred to me until I saw it in that website and I was looking to buy a crockpot, so this is one of the discussions I found with moms talking about it and mentioning the Rival brand. I haven't actually called any company personally but people in this forum did and that's why I asked if any of you knew about it. It is a scary thought, I can believe they put that in something you are cooking with. You are trying to eat as healthy as possible and they always find a way to sneak toxic stuff in your food. This is the link for the discussion about it: http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=161450 Luz Guzmán-Quiles http://wwww.saferforyourhome.com Donna Faith K-Brooks <thnkfree Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:30:50 PM Re: Lead in Crockpots?? As the owner of 2 Rival crockpots, that is a scary thought. Where did you see this cited? Thanks. Donna Faith K-Brooks ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ www.unskoolbookshop .com ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ " The fatal pedagogical error is to throw answers, like stones, at the heads of those who have not yet asked the questions. " --Paul Tillich ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ " Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. " --James Baldwin ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Dissent is patriotic. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ " But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy. " --Plutarch ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Schools do not and cannot work, because children are active, spiritual beings. " --Donna Faith K-Brooks-- ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ dammi_g wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I just joined your group yesterday and I have a question. I'm > currently looking to buy a crockpot and I just found out that there are > some crockpots that contain lead. One of the companies that showed up > to be using lead is Rival and that's exactly the one brand I was > thinking about buying. Do you have any recommendations in the kind and > brand of crockpot I should get? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 As the owner of 2 Rival crockpots, that is a scary thought. Where did you see this cited? Thanks. Donna Faith K-Brooks _____________________________ www.unskoolbookshop.com _____________________________ " The fatal pedagogical error is to throw answers, like stones, at the heads of those who have not yet asked the questions. " --Paul Tillich _____________________________ " Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. " --James Baldwin ______________________________\ ________ Dissent is patriotic. _____________________________ " But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy. " --Plutarch ______________ Schools do not and cannot work, because children are active, spiritual beings. " --Donna Faith K-Brooks-- ______________________________\ ____ dammi_g wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I just joined your group yesterday and I have a question. I'm > currently looking to buy a crockpot and I just found out that there are > some crockpots that contain lead. One of the companies that showed up > to be using lead is Rival and that's exactly the one brand I was > thinking about buying. Do you have any recommendations in the kind and > brand of crockpot I should get? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 In a message dated 3/21/2007 1:26:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, MAbbottRoss writes: I just found out that > there are > > some crockpots that contain lead. One of the companies that > showed up > > to be using lead is Rival I'm really interested in this. How did you find this out? And what proof do you have that Rival uses lead in the glaze or clay body? What's your source for this information? Because if it's just another group of people posting what they think with no actual facts, then this is getting everyone nowhere fast. I'd be amazed if this turned out to be true because laws have been in place for decades about the use of lead in any kind of home products now. It's been banned from being imported too, though every now and then it makes the news when some idiot smuggles tableware in and people get sick. You're more likely to be eating lead if you buy a nice colorful piece of terra cotta in Mexico or anywhere in South America as a souvenir and then use it for food. Souvenirs aren't covered by the import laws that prevent lead imports by retailers and manufacturers so no one is going to stop you at the border and tell you not to eat off of it. There have been problems with tableware manufactured in Europe too. There are lead test kits at any hardware store that you can use to test ceramics and anything else like window blinds or paint. It's usually in the form of a cotton swab that you moisten with a solution that changes color in the presence of lead. If you're really worried about it, start swabbing! I'd do that before I'd pitch any of my crockpots. Like I said, I'd find it incredibly hard to believe that a US manufacturer would be stupid enough to use a leaded glaze or clay. The liability if even one child was to get sick would be astronomical and there's no good reason to use it. Lead is generally used to create bright colors and it's not needed at all for white and black glazes. So if you have any kind of information to support this, would you please post a link to it? I'd really like to read it. Susie ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Yes, I refuse to get even a little concerned about this until I see some hard data from a reputable source; I just don't believe it. The manufacturers have **everything** to lose and absolutely nothing to gain by sneaking lead (which they KNOW is harmful) into their products where it could cause harm to even one of their customers. Of course, mistakes can happen, but I think the chances of this are infinitesimally small in this case -- these things have been on the market since I was a kid (and that was a decades ago). Debbie On 3/21/07, SusieHUs <SusieHUs wrote: > > I'd find it incredibly hard to believe that a US manufacturer > would be stupid enough to use a leaded glaze or clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I believe the imported dinnerware from China still uses lead in their glazes. I know I got a set of tea cups for my birthday. There were stickers on the cups that said " for decorative purposes only. " Target must have trealized those were lead based glazes and put those stickers on to " CYA. " I believe the brand was called " Mainstays " . Only 2 of the 4 cups had the warning sticker on them. Not sure why. The brand is " Mainstays " . I just checked. They say " made in China. " In nursing school we were told that many of the ceramic glazes from China still contain lead. This is one of the main sources we needed to check for lead poisoning in community nursing. Diana SusieHUs wrote: In a message dated 3/21/2007 1:26:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, MAbbottRoss writes: I just found out that > there are > > some crockpots that contain lead. One of the companies that > showed up > > to be using lead is Rival I'm really interested in this. How did you find this out? And what proof do you have that Rival uses lead in the glaze or clay body? What's your source for this information? Because if it's just another group of people posting what they think with no actual facts, then this is getting everyone nowhere fast. I'd be amazed if this turned out to be true because laws have been in place for decades about the use of lead in any kind of home products now. It's been banned from being imported too, though every now and then it makes the news when some idiot smuggles tableware in and people get sick. You're more likely to be eating lead if you buy a nice colorful piece of terra cotta in Mexico or anywhere in South America as a souvenir and then use it for food. Souvenirs aren't covered by the import laws that prevent lead imports by retailers and manufacturers so no one is going to stop you at the border and tell you not to eat off of it. There have been problems with tableware manufactured in Europe too. There are lead test kits at any hardware store that you can use to test ceramics and anything else like window blinds or paint. It's usually in the form of a cotton swab that you moisten with a solution that changes color in the presence of lead. If you're really worried about it, start swabbing! I'd do that before I'd pitch any of my crockpots. Like I said, I'd find it incredibly hard to believe that a US manufacturer would be stupid enough to use a leaded glaze or clay. The liability if even one child was to get sick would be astronomical and there's no good reason to use it. Lead is generally used to create bright colors and it's not needed at all for white and black glazes. So if you have any kind of information to support this, would you please post a link to it? I'd really like to read it. Susie ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 In a message dated 3/22/2007 5:59:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, laurelai3 writes: I believe the imported dinnerware from China still uses lead in their glazes. I know I got a set of tea cups for my birthday. There were stickers on the cups that said " for decorative purposes only. " Target must have trealized those were lead based glazes and put those stickers on to " CYA. " I believe the brand was called " Mainstays " . Only 2 of the 4 cups had the warning sticker on them. Not sure why. The brand is " Mainstays " . I just checked. They say " made in China. " In nursing school we were told that many of the ceramic glazes from China still contain lead. This is one of the main sources we needed to check for lead poisoning in community nursing. Diana Right, but if they're brought in and sold as decorative, then they're not intended for use with food. At the moment, I wouldn't buy tableware made in any other country UNLESS it's being made for actual table use for an American company. But the point of this whole thread is that there is talk here about the possibility of lead in crocks made for Rival. I'd like to know if that's the truth or another urban legend being passed around. Susie Beatrice and Marjorie, sisters, shared their every possession. Marjorie had an elegant fur coat that Beatrice coveted. One very cold day in March their mother suggested that Beatrice could keep warm by donning Marjorie's stole. It was noted that, Bea wears the hides of Marj. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Margie, Big chain stores would take the time to let you know they're for decorative purposes only. Kind of ridiculous. They're tea/coffee mugs for goodness sake! I see the same kind of stuff at the dollar store WITHOUT the warning label. Unfortunately, most people aren't aware of the hidden dangers in using these products. Di SusieHUs wrote: In a message dated 3/22/2007 5:59:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, laurelai3 writes: I believe the imported dinnerware from China still uses lead in their glazes. I know I got a set of tea cups for my birthday. There were stickers on the cups that said " for decorative purposes only. " Target must have trealized those were lead based glazes and put those stickers on to " CYA. " I believe the brand was called " Mainstays " . Only 2 of the 4 cups had the warning sticker on them. Not sure why. The brand is " Mainstays " . I just checked. They say " made in China. " In nursing school we were told that many of the ceramic glazes from China still contain lead. This is one of the main sources we needed to check for lead poisoning in community nursing. Diana Right, but if they're brought in and sold as decorative, then they're not intended for use with food. At the moment, I wouldn't buy tableware made in any other country UNLESS it's being made for actual table use for an American company. But the point of this whole thread is that there is talk here about the possibility of lead in crocks made for Rival. I'd like to know if that's the truth or another urban legend being passed around. Susie Beatrice and Marjorie, sisters, shared their every possession. Marjorie had an elegant fur coat that Beatrice coveted. One very cold day in March their mother suggested that Beatrice could keep warm by donning Marjorie's stole. It was noted that, Bea wears the hides of Marj. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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