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Default Unglazed quarry tiles

Doug Freyburger wrote:
> gloria.p wrote:
>> They aren't that hard to find in the southwest. There's no
>> guarantee that the clay they are made from is lead-free.

>
> In California there's no Porp 65 requirement to label items not related
> to food preparation. Outside California there's no requirement to
> include Prop 65 labels on anything.
>
> Tiles for flooring aren't food preparation items. Not that I have any
> idea how much lead leaches out of a tile into the crust of a pizza.




If in doubt I'd wrap the tile in heavy duty foil, maybe a couple
of layers.

gloria p