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    Can Your Ceramic Cookware Give You Lead Poisoning?

    Mass-produced crockpots and other ceramic food containers are probably safe, but handmade earthenware might merit a home test.
    by Natalie Jacewicz Dec 08, 2017 2 minutes
    How does lead wind up in crockpots and other ceramic food and drink containers? Ceramic ware is glazed before entering a kiln to bake. These glazes sometimes contain lead to give products an attractive shine.

    Crockpots — ceramic slow cookers that coax chili into tender perfection — can make home cooks wax poetic. A Google search of "I love my crockpot" turns up well over a million matches, including testimonials about their flexibility, ease and affordability. But there's another search that also gets a lot of results: "crock pots and lead poisoning."

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration randomly tests ceramic food containers

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