Lead in Your Dishes: learning disabilities; so what!

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Bob Segall/13 Investigates

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=12465018

excerpt:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency says exposure to lead

can result in learning disabilities; attention deficit disorder;

decreased intelligence; speech, language and behavior problems; poor

muscle coordination; constipation; sleeping disorders; high blood

pressure; muscle and joint pain; birth defects; and damage to the

nervous system and kidneys. Government regulators say exposure to even

low levels of lead can have a lifelong impact on a young child.

Despite the health risks associated with lead, the dinnerware industry

has long used it as a key ingredient in the paint and glaze added to

many ceramic dishes.

" It makes it durable, it makes it hard, and it's the best material there

is for that purpose, " explained Sandy Spence, spokeswoman for the

Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorated Products (SGCDPro).

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