Just when you think its safe...and you've done everything humanly possible to protect your family...you discover there is yet another villain lurking in your kitchen. I'm not talking about plastic...been there, done that. Nor am I talking about non-stick pans, tap water, or e. coli. Today's kitchen bad guy is none other than the humble crock pot.
Here's the story. Back in 2004, an enterprising news reporter in Utah at KUTV decided to do a little investigation of the hidden dangers of common household products. First he uncovered the high amounts of lead in ceramic dishes (one reason why it's NEVER a good idea to microwave your dinnerware. High heat makes lead leach out faster). This set off a mini shit storm and was a big hit in terms of increased viewers. So he decided to test some other items as well. And that's where the crock pot comes in. Our intrepid reporter performed a lead test on several brands of crock pots and bingo! He hit the lead jackpot.
Some of you may already know this. But I confess it came as a surprise to me. I saw it in one of the parenting forums I subscribe to and at first I was skeptical....then when I researched the information further, I was surprised to realize this news was over five years old. Why hadn't I heard about this? And why on earth were crock pot manufacturers still selling lead-laden crock pots?!
The story is legit (although for the record, I could not find anything about it on Snopes). Here is a link to the original news report...and a link to another blog that has a lot of solid details about the investigation, brands to avoid, and why the whole lead thing is such a big deal.
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