{"id":20431,"date":"2025-08-15T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?p=20431"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:05:17","slug":"fda-warns-about-imported-cookware-leaching-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2025\/08\/15\/fda-warns-about-imported-cookware-leaching-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Warns About Imported Cookware Leaching Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about possible lead in imported cookware.<\/strong> Testing done by the FDA has shown that imported cookware made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium\/Hindolium or Indalium\/Indolium may leach lead into food when used for cooking. Exposure to lead can cause many negative effects including decreased learning, memory, and attention, weakness in fingers, wrists, or ankles, anemia, and kidney damage. Children and babies are especially at risk for negative health effects from lead exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA recommends that consumers check their homes for products listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/alerts-advisories-safety-information\/fda-issues-warning-about-imported-cookware-may-leach-lead-august-2025?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">safety alert<\/a> and throw away any cookware found on that list. It is not recommended to donate or refurbish this cookware. <strong>If consumers are concerned about lead exposure they should contact their healthcare provider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20432\" style=\"width: 92px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/Table_Pans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture of Cookware Containing Lead from FDA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n<p>FDA Lead Alert: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/alerts-advisories-safety-information\/fda-issues-warning-about-imported-cookware-may-leach-lead-august-2025\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/alerts-advisories-safety-information\/fda-issues-warning-about-imported-cookware-may-leach-lead-august-2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ATSDR Lead ToxFAQs: <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwn.cdc.gov\/TSP\/ToxFAQs\/ToxFAQsDetails.aspx?faqid=93&amp;toxid=22\">https:\/\/wwwn.cdc.gov\/TSP\/ToxFAQs\/ToxFAQsDetails.aspx?faqid=93&amp;toxid=22<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about possible lead in imported cookware. Testing done by the FDA has shown that imported cookware made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium\/Hindolium or Indalium\/Indolium may leach lead into food when used for cooking. Exposure to lead can cause many negative effects including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[48,6,148],"class_list":["post-20431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-toxnews","tag-fda","tag-lead","tag-lead-in-cookware"],"modified_by":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FDA Warns About Imported Cookware Leaching Lead - Environmental Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2025\/08\/15\/fda-warns-about-imported-cookware-leaching-lead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FDA Warns About Imported Cookware Leaching Lead - Environmental Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about possible lead in imported cookware. 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