| One of the most common questions that come | | | | They include abdominal pain, headaches, anemia, |
| up in forums for people that are looking at | | | | irritability and seizures, coma or even death. So, |
| decanting their wine is "Is it safe to drink out of a | | | | it is very reasonable to not allow your body to be |
| full lead decanting container?" This is a very | | | | exposed to lead. |
| good question. As you probably know lead is a | | | | I know, the previous paragraph is a little scary. |
| very dangerous substance when it come into | | | | But, there is no need to worry when you are |
| contact with humans, especially if it is ingested. | | | | using crystal lead decanters. The leads in these |
| Lead when ingested interferes with a number of | | | | decanters are not easily dispensed into wines |
| body functions. I don't want to scare you | | | | when they are placed in them, if lead decanters |
| before we get to the answer of this question. | | | | were dangerous I suspect that the public would |
| But I do want to provide you with information as | | | | be notified by now. As long as you don't use |
| to what can happen if leads in large quanitites are | | | | lead decanters as a means to store you wine or |
| absorbed into the body. | | | | liquor you should not have a problem with lead |
| Lead poisoning is toxic to the human body. The | | | | decanters. The acid in the wine would take a |
| organs of the body and tissue are considerable | | | | long time to allow the lead to seep into the wine. |
| susceptible to the poison associated with lead. | | | | According to nsc.org the following guidelines should |
| Organs like the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys | | | | be followed with using lead decanters. |
| and reproduction systems will have a hard time | | | | 1. Do not store liquids in lead glasses or bottles |
| with lead, because the substance is so toxic it can | | | | 2. Do not drink from lead crystal on a daily basis. |
| cause potentially permanent learning and behavior | | | | Decant you wine in a day and drink it on the |
| disabilities. If you have been exposed to lead | | | | same day. |
| expect the following symptoms to show up. | | | | |