By Nicolas Bécuwe What the Health, November 20, 2018
Recent tests proved the presence of lead in some glass printings. And some studies proved the daily absorption of these substance leads to very serious consequences such as brain and lung damage.
As the World Health Organization warns us, lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children. Lead in the body is distributed to the brain, liver, kidney and bones. It is stored in the teeth and bones, where it accumulates over time. Lead in bone is released into blood during pregnancy and becomes a source of exposure to the developing foetus. But most important to notify, there is no known level of lead exposure that is considered safe!
Researchers at the University of Plymouth found lead on 139 glasses out of 197, or 70 percent of drinking glasses. The presence of lead comes from his frequent uses during the manufacturing process. In fact lead is used to colour glass printing. That’s surprising because there are organic inks that do not use metallic pigments, normally used in glassware because they are less toxic and more respectful of the environment. Theses awful glasses are everywhere, sold by many international brands such as Mc Donalds and the Coca Cola Company.
So, by exposing you every day, even to small content of lead, you risk many serious diseases or adverse events (muscle pains, nausea, coma, loss of appetite, poor school performance, poor coordination, lack of energy) and that’s very dangerous especially for children.
To finish, I recommend all my readers to verify every single glass you have at home and pay attention next time you’ll buy another.
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