Recently on the board, one of the mommas posted an article about lead being contained in the glaze used to paint crock pots. This along with heavy ceramic/stoneware dishes, etc. So now, instead of just having to worry about lead being contained in our children’s toys, apparently we also need to worry about the items that hold our food.

It seems that evil lead is attacking us wherever we go.  Old houses usually have lead in the paint (or under layers of paint as it may be), unsuspecting dishes, grandma’s antique stoneware, toys, crock pots and who knows what else.  Now, some of the things I mentioned (i.e. lead in paint of old houses, grandma’s antique stoneware, etc.) are almost unavoidable.  If you buy an old house or receive old heirlooms, you are going to get all of the old, undesirable things that *might* come with it.

Though I must say that with this recent report, I am appalled that we as consumers are not taking more actions to protect ourselves (myself included).  As of late I have come to have the mindset that if things are made in third world countries, then chances are the wages aren’t the only thing the big bad corporation is skimping out on.  It makes me second guess EVERYTHING I buy for my family (from automobiles to bed sheets) and that is sad.

Just one more reason WHY I wish we manufactured more products in this country.  It seems that we have strictly become a consumerist nation with almost nothing else to fall on.  As you can see, it is hurting us in more ways than one.