More than a year after warnings from King County public health officials, major online retailers continue to sell cookware that contains potentially dangerous amounts of lead, according to a KING 5 Investigation. In May of 2022, a research team at King County’s Hazardous Waste Management program published a report showing that many imported aluminum pots and pans available on websites like Amazon are manufactured with lead. The researchers warned major retailers like Amazon and Etsy about their findings. In June of this year, KING 5 ordered several imported aluminum pots from Amazon and Etsy. Subsequent tests by the health department and the University of Washington showed lead in six of the seven cookpots. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/cookware-dangerous-amounts-lead-still-sold-online-expert-warnings/281-b05e3870-046b-4cb0-bd1b-2fc812229d61