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Do You Cook with Traditional Pottery? It May Contain Lead! Lead is dangerous for everyone, especially for children under 6 years of age. Lead is in some traditional pottery. Lead can cause serious health problems. Lead can get into food and drinks that are made, served or stored in pottery. If you don’t know if your pottery has lead, do not use it for cooking, serving or storing food or drinks. You can still use it for decoration. A child with lead poisoning may not look or act sick. Ask your doctor to test your child for lead. To find out more about how to keep your family safe from lead, contact:

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Do You Cook with Traditional Pottery?It May Contain Lead!

Lead is dangerous for everyone, especially for children under 6 years of age.

• Lead is in some traditional pottery.

• Lead can cause serious health problems.

• Lead can get into food and drinks that are made, served or stored in pottery.

• If you don’t know if your pottery has lead, do not use it for cooking, serving or storing food or drinks. You can still use it for decoration.

• A child with lead poisoning may not look or act sick. Ask your doctor to test your child for lead.

To find out more about how to keep your family safe from lead, contact:

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El plomo es peligroso para todos, sobre todo para niños menores de 6 años.

• El plomo se encuentra en algunas vajillas de barro.

• El plomo puede causar serios problemas de salud.

• El plomo puede contaminar comidas o bebidas que se preparen, se sirvan o se guarden en vajillas de barro.

• Si usted no sabe si sus vajillas de barro contienen plomo, no las use para cocinar, servir, o guardar alimentos y bebidas. Las puede seguir usando como decoración.

• Un niño envenenado con plomo puede no parecer enfermo. Pídale a su médico que le haga la prueba del plomo.

Para más información sobre cómo proteger a su familia del plomo, favor de llamar a:

¿Está Cocinando Con Vajillas de Barro?¡Estas Pueden Contener Plomo!