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The tags are still a fucking wreck. Is Imgur business daddy protest over? What happened to the new site with hookers and booze? https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-issues-warning-about-imported-cookware-may-leach-lead-august-2025 article link was wonky, linking FDA source instead.
Sironagold
New site is https://s3nd.pics/
gumblemuntz
I only use my mom's old cookware from before the discovery of lead
NKato
Fun fact, Washington State recognized this issue years ago when they noticed abnormally high levels of lead in Afghani refugee families living in the state. This law was passed in response: https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-toxic-chemicals/washingtons-toxics-in-products-laws/lead-in-cookware-law
InablueMule
No surprise to me.
MioTaalas
They've been doing it for decades, that's why so many crazy people in USA... They just found out NOW because they don't have the funding to check everything that's imported...
HaveANiceFace
If they don't tell us the brands it's just inflammation and sensationalism, click bait isn't news.
Kuhnible
The lead was everywhere before we were even born....
berlinson
RFK Jr says globalists are 'lead fearmongering'
MidoryMoon
So to clarify, this isn't a new thing with these pots, the Biden Administration had lowered the limit for lead in both foods and food handling surfaces in January before Trump's term. It occurred on January 6th, and more than likely the Trump administration will both a) take credit and b) recind the limits back to where they were before Biden.
MidoryMoon
https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/lead-food-and-foodwares
aThingWithAKeyboard
Is it more, or less, than the amount of lead provides by municipal water sources?
billstranger
Flint, MI, dis you?...
kaijuuGold
stainless steel is the way it do take longer to get to temp
FlatPlutoSociety
Oh nice, I'll finally have something in common with my parents.
NKato
New site still in development.
RummageSaleBubbler
Would a lead test kit (for old paint) work to show lead in the cookware?
nojustsayitdont
Most likely yes.
rex314
Probably not. (Source: I once tried using a lead test kit on leaded solder, and it didn't indicate)
causality
Hindalium and Indalium? My god, is there any threat from Chinesium? Have my shitty wrenches betrayed me?
FoxPesdassi
Does Josten's still make their high-school class rings out of pure "Lustrium"?
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
are you eating with your wrenches? because then probably yes
causality
Don't kink shame me.
GrandmasterSpank
Time to abolish the FDA, right MAGA ?
meganical
They’ve already tried so don’t remind them to do more firings or putting someone as incompetent as RFK Jr in charge
GrandmasterSpank
Maybe they should. Maybe once enough children have died from preventable diseases, parents will rise up and lynch RFK for his insanity. Maybe when enough people have died from things like lead poisoning and shit like that, enough people will say: this has gone too far, lets lynch . Right now people like RFK are destroying the country and not enough people seem to care/see what is going on.
CheeseB0t
Explains a lot
straycatstrut
Why can't we keep lead out of shit?
FoxPesdassi
Because it's cheap and abundant, and we are cheap and shitty, out to make a quick buck. Next!
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
like asbestos it is truly an incredibly useful material. it just also happens to be very damaging to our bodies
FoxPesdassi
Just FYI, aluminum cookware is probably also a bad idea. It hasn't been proven yet, but there appears to be a strong correlation between people who died of Alzheimer's Disease, and people who died with an abnormally high concentration of aluminum in their brain tissues.
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
Aluminum is used in quite a lot of different products that we use for cooking, eating, or come into contact/get absorbed by our bodies, like aluminum foil obviously, but also including makeup/toiletries/etc., not saying that the cookware isn't a problem, but just getting rid of that alone won't prevent it from entering your system.
cocainemonster
Enameled carbon steel is the way to go
jeejeejerrycotton
When you do your darndest to become a third-world country and finally succeed, other third-world countries are going to sell you third-world shit. Enjoy your tariffs and other shit lmao!
Fentex
You might like to learn what Third World means; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
The way you seem to currently understand it is propaganda.
dogboybastard
cast iron wins again.....
nero4ty2
Carbon steel is superior in my opinion
evildadunit
I have both... jury's still out, what's tour take?
nero4ty2
Imo I like carbon because it is lighter and you can flip food with no utensils, only time I use the cast iron is for roasting a chicken. I also spent a long time in restaurants cooking on carbon on the sauté line so I’m just used to it
duktayp
Hopefully the lead doesn't interact badly with the microplastics
Gestalt7
T00lboX
It may help with the radioactive shrimp.
onepinksheep
Interestingly, those radioactive shrimp are the least dangerous things on that list.
BarryTheCyborg
I've heard it makes wine a lot better
5knotcans
Or the forever chemicals.
HamburgerTelephone
Having all three in my system, I will live forever as the 18 different cancers all fight for dominance of my horribly disfigured remains. I shall rule this world as a slightly more sane Deadpool.
hushpuppyextraordinaire
Modern rock paper scissors: lead microplastics Pfoa’s
SuperLuminalMan
And the reigning champion Asbestos comes in and dominates them all
hushpuppyextraordinaire
Oh that from the more popular Glycophosphates, asbestos, formaldehyde game
RummageSaleBubbler
Via FDA link, these are cookware from India
nojustsayitdont
Hindalium and Indalium were some pretty good clues.
HandFireWeapon
The names of the alloys was a strong indicator of that.
T3sl4co1l
What the heck, lead doesn't even work with aluminum (metallurgically speaking). How does it even get in there, part of a lubricant? Enamel on the label (only some though)? *mind boggles*
DMSledge
Perhaps we should consider that these are not actually "pure aluminum" in spite of the labels.
SuperLuminalMan
Brazing agent I assume, but I've been drinking.
T3sl4co1l
Aluminum brazing uses zinc and aluminum alloys; lead isn't miscible with aluminum (and zinc), it actually sinks to the bottom in a melt. My best guess is they used leaded brass rivets or cladding or something, but I'm not seeing a single thing that confirms that :/
spiceass9000
Leave it to India man..
HandFireWeapon
Since it's a brass - aluminium alloy I'm guessing the brass is TS10 which does contain lead.
T3sl4co1l
Brass is already a (copper-based) alloy; a copper-based alloy with aluminum is called "aluminum bronze". I see zillions of hits for wheels and flashlights in "TS10" which makes me think it's either a proprietary designation (part numbers from various sources?), a finish or coating, or something foreign. "TS10 aluminum" turns up 8020 style extruded rail. "TS10 brass" turns up only flashlights. "TS10 brass alloy" turns up a reddit post claiming it's similar to C360 free machining (leaded) brass.
T3sl4co1l
Matweb has one hit for "TS10", a temper of a special copper alloy. Closest I can find offhand is C86400. But still no confirmation that "TS10" is even a designation that exists, let alone who created/published it (is it a .cn standard? just something from some company?)
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Looks like it's a model name for a flashlight, with a variant having a brass casing. Said casing contains lead. https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/15fswuh/alloy_composition_nobody_asked_for_brass_ts10/