RE: terracota pots

Mexican terracota has lead in it? I thought it was just some of the glazed ones.
CWO4GUNNER said:
Also I would pay extra for the Italian made terracotta and stay away from terracotta made in Mexico which can contain high levels of lead. Mexican unfired pottery is know for that even for human consumption. I had to take out all my terracotta even though it was made in Italy my PH just stayed so high I had to switch to plastic and weight them with stones.
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I just never had any luck with it and at the time I was using allot of RO to keep my PH down to 7.4 and when I introduced the NEW TC pots stamped Italy my PH went up overnight to 8 and it wasn't until I switched to plastic imitation That I regained control of my PH. Obviously this had allot to do with your water chemistry in the first place. As far as Mexican TC and unfired poetry from there in general, I have literally seen the lead leach into silver metal film when they got wet or heated, but that was 22 years ago, obviously things have improved right.
 
why not go to a local arts and craft store where you can decorate your own pots and have them fired and ask what kind of clay they use whats in it food safe or not and if all checks out just get some pots from them? in my area there is several "self" help pottery shops and im sure there is some all over the usa where you could go.
 
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