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MANY countries, including Ireland, Great Britain and the United States, have introduced national standards aimed at controlling the amount of lead and cadmium which can be leached into food from ceramic tableware1–3.
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Irish Standard, 186 (1973).
British Standard Specification, 4860, Part 1 (1972).
Announcement of Office of Compliance, Bureau of Foods, Food and Drug Administration, Washington DC (July 1971).
Report on the Release of Lead and Cadmium from Ceramics, Glass and Enamel (Danish National Food Institute, 1972).
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HALPIN, M., CARROLL, D. Light Sensitivity of Tests for Cadmium on Ceramic Tableware. Nature 247, 197 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247197a0
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