Health risk in household ware

PETALING JAYA: A preliminary test on colour­ed ceramic plates and cups widely used in households showed that one of the samples had 10,600 times more lead than allowed, and this might cause a decline in mental functioning.

Malaysian Association of Stan­dards Users CEO Ratna Devi said one of the eight types of kitchenware that Standards Users and Greenfinite Sdn Bhd tested found 53,003 part per million (ppm) of lead compared with the estimated five ppm (0.8mg/dm sq) limit allowed in the Food Act 1983 and Food Regulations 1985.