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became ill after eating fruit that had been stored in a bowl of the Royal Blue Ironstone. Tests showed the blue floral pattern in the china to contain excess lead. Arthur T. Hart, supervisor of VDAC’s hazardous substances section, said, “It appears that cups, mugs, casserole dishes, and tea and coffee pots without the interior floral pattern are safe to use. The dangerous lead content lies in the blue floral design itself.”

Hart says that individuals having this Royal Blue Ironstone chinaware should discontinue using for food purposes those pieces having interior floral design. The toxic lead in the floral

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