[Added 10-25-72 by Res. No. 425-1972]
No person shall sell or offer for sale ceramic
ware which is for use or which may be used in storing, preparing or
serving any food and which is capable of releasing excessive quantities
of lead or cadmium.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Lead in excess of seven parts per million or cadmium in excess
of 0.5 parts per million, determined as follows:
By washing the product with a diluted alkaline
detergent solution and rinsing with distilled water; and
After being washed and rinsed, the product shall
be filled to within 1/4 inch of overflowing with a 4% solution of
ascetic acid having a temperature of 68° F. and allowed to stand
for a period of 24 hours at a temperature of 68° F. and
Determining, by the atomic absorption technique,
the quantity of metallic lead or cadmium present in the total volume
of the solution in terms of parts per million.
The Director is hereby empowered to order the
embargo, recall of or confiscation of ceramic products offered for
sale which do not meet the standards set forth herein.
