It says in the instructions that " Components can cause cancer". What is that about? The lead pellets that are used or what?
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I believe it is a General Warning and Disclaimer that is required By Law. I am in The HVAC and Electrical trades. About every piece if equipment we install has that Disclaimer in the paperwork some where. Seen the same thing with Auto parts. It is a Legality.
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I have two or three and many family has been using them for years and none of us have cancer. I imagine you would have to smoke it or ingest it somehow to have bad effects. Even then, you would probably have have to smoke and/or ingest quite a few hammers. Not only that but we are usually wearing glove while we are working. I think I'd be more concerned with the rock I am mining and what's in it.
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Same reason my building lobby warns all who enter that the building contains cancer causing substances: because we are an overly-litigious society of damned fools. At least in California. Just the same, I don't recommending eating or otherwise ingesting this product.
1510689
Don't use it. It is known to cause cancer. Amazon sent an email regarding Canada banning this product a couple months ago. I am surprised they are still selling it.
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I'm betting that warning is given to cover the wacko laws of the State of California. I've taken my unit apart and have seen no lead solder or any other source of lead. It could be that some odd part might have a lead ratio of one lead atom to a trillion of some other metal. Masterbuilt is a reputable company. I seriously doubt if they are going to put any product on the market with a measurable lead content. They are big on customer service and satisfaction. Buy the unit and enjoy it!
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Alluminum and Nickle lead all caused cancer but you said that you thought that they may have be taken heavy metal out of their product and that is too what I read somewhere. Phennylalamine is an amino acid and the state of California has banned it .Do you think they took it out too?Please e mail me if allowed if bit leave a comment thx medicine
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The label has california prop 65 warning.. Says there is lead in this product. -- I just looked at the pictures here on amazon.
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I actually don't know what additional materials they are made out of. My guess is that "stainless steel" is an industry term to indicate a percentage, and that there are other impurities that go into it too, and it seems that the manufacturer has chosen to use cheaper materials? Just a ballpark guess. Was far from impressed. Here's the warning: "Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 25249.6, the Distribution of this Product Warns you That this Product May Contain Substances known to the State of California to Cause Cancer and/or Reproductive Toxicity"
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Don't know. threw mine out due to warnings about a chemical in this product that can cause cancer.
1985007
I saw no warnings about lead or Prop 65, but even if there were such a warning it would be related to the original ore and would be gone in the final product. Lead boils below the melting point of iron and would be gaseous at the normal temp for pouring molten iron. Poof. No more lead. Lead hazards are overstated in many cases. Don't eat old paint or drink ancient gasoline. Or bite some bullets. You should be fine.
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There are some bad carcinogenic ingredients. Don't buy. Aluminum, oxibenzone.
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Hi Kim , thank you for your inquiry , not recommended as it's designed for lead pellets.ThanksPhil
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I would stay away from steel, brass, copper, tipped pellets, my son shot clear though a full 55 gallon drum of kerosene that was a good thick drum with a 1200 fps .177 pellet rifle using a penetrator pellet. I was upset and had to scramble to find other containers to put it in since it was flowing out both sides.
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I just live chatted with Kitchen Aid and they said that the ceramic pot has tested lead and cadmium "free" and that the product does *not* require a california prop 65 warning. I think that's as close as one can get to being certain that it's lead free before purchasing and testing yourself.
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These are complex plastics made from petroleum and some are toxic. The fittings are usually polypropylene with low toxicity (most of these products are made in China so you can expect some lead and other contaminates in almost every product they sell- especially pet food!); garden hoses are another thing. If the company does not advertise "okay for potable water" I wouldn't drink or run drinking water through it.
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I do not think all ceramic is contaminated with lead. Manufacture should aware consumer if is a problem with this cookware set.
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"copper metal components...possibly contaminating your drink with trace amounts of the copper... known to cause cancer...".Considering all the copper pipe used for water supply lines in California (and elsewhere), contamination from your coffee pot are the LEAST of your worries, IF you think copper is a problem (it isn't, although lead leaching from the solder joints in your plumbing HAVE been a source of concern, albeit minor).In litigation-happy California, the warning is plastered on just about everything, making it relatively useless to rely upon.