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A New York City family of five was found to be suffering from lead poisoning, and their dishes may have been the root cause, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention investigation found.
The case was opened after a three year old child was found to have dangerously high lead levels in their blood, leading to further investigation which found all five members were suffering from increase lead levels in their blood.
While the family did not totally cooperate with a CDC investigation into the matter, the agency believes that ceramic dishes they had purchased in Mexico were the root cause.
The agency warns that many items purchased abroad may not meet U.S. standards for protection against lead, and could leave people vulnerable to lead poisoning.
After first discovering that a three year old family member was suffering from increased blood lead levels, CDC investigators tested the rest of the family and found they all had dangerous high levels of lead exposure. After replacing ceramic dishes that were believed to be the cause, the family's levels returned to normal
In 2017, routine screening found that the three year old had a blood lead level of seven micrograms per deciliter (ug/dl), surpassing the acceptable CDC
