Does Ceramics Contain Lead? Understand The Safety Of Ceramics

In daily life, many consumers will be concerned about a question: “Does ceramics contain lead? Is it safe to use ceramic tableware?” As a professional daily-use ceramics manufacturer, Jinhua Ceramics always pays attention to the safety and health of its products. Today, let’s take a deeper look at this topic.

Why is there lead in ceramics in the past?

In the traditional ceramic firing process, especially in glazing, lead-containing glazes are used from time to time. The glaze can enhance the glaze gloss and make the product more attractive. The lead in the glaze, if not controlled, can leach into food or beverage, and consequently is hazardous to human health.

What are the risks of lead?

Lead is a heavy metal. Chronic consumption would lead to harm to the human nervous system, kidneys, liver, etc., especially in pregnant women and children. Therefore, whether the ceramic products contain lead and whether they can pass food contact safety standards or not cannot be neglected.

Do modern ceramic products still contain lead?

As the technologies developed and the global attention was turned toward food safety, modern ceramic products have typically followed lead-free or reduced-lead glazes so that the products are safe for compliance with food-grade safety standards in various countries. For example, the US FDA, EU CE, and China GB standards all strictly restrict lead content.

How does Jinhua Ceramics ensure product safety?

As a lead-free ceramics manufacturer with many years of manufacturing experience, Jinhua Ceramics has always taken “safety first, quality first” as its core concept:

• All products use lead-free or low-lead environmentally friendly glazes.
• Regularly send samples to authoritative third-party laboratories for heavy metal migration testing.
• All tableware products strictly comply with international standards such as FDA, LFGB, SGS, etc.
• Customized services that meet the standards of various countries can be provided according to customer needs.

How to identify whether ceramics contain lead?

Ordinary consumers can pay attention to the following points to preliminarily judge the safety of ceramics:

• Look at the logo: choose products marked with “lead-free” and “food safety”.
• Smell the smell: regular ceramics have no pungent smell.
• Choose a brand: choose a reputable and quality-assured manufacturer.
• If in doubt, you can also purchase a home test kit to test the lead content on the surface of tableware.

Conclusion

In general, modern qualified ceramic products are safe and consumers do not need to worry too much. But choosing a reliable ceramic manufacturer is crucial. Jinhua Ceramics aims to provide high-quality, safe and non-harmful wholesale daily-use ceramic products with diversified designs to global customers. If you have any questions about our ceramic products or testing standards, please feel free to contact us.