Mexican ceramics started back thousand years ago before the Pre-Columbian period. Mexican then developed the ceramics art and pottery crafts, the first advanced civilization and cultures of Mesoamerica. In the pre-Hispanic, pottery are not varnished instead, they have decided to furnish it and painted with colored fine clay slip. Ceramics are still produced from the traditions or cultures of Mexican items such as dishes, kitchen utensils and to all various sculptures and figures.

Lead is one of the chemical elements wherein a little amount can be good for a human body but having too much can be dangerous. Rrecent news said that lead were found in few Mexican cement brands. According to the HealthDay News, Canadian researchers found out that there are possible traces of lead in the cement used by Mexican with their ceramics. Although this is a very beautiful art but it well serves as a danger to consumer's health.

This issue is not new to Public Health Professionals but they were spotlighted with the recent news of Canadian woman who experienced lead poisoning at the age of 55. It happened when she frequently use Mexican dishware ceramics. The fact is, the longer the time of the piece stays around it becomes more dangerous from lead poisoning, according to WebMD.

Dr. Michael Fralick is a general internist at the University of Toronto said that every time the women poured hot water in the mug the lead was seeping out of the glaze and into the tea. In a case reported the woman had been often hospitalized for unexplained abdominal pain after using the ceramics in Mexico.

Researchers found out every piece of cultural representation from Mexico is made out of  cement that contained 17 percent Lead. Dr. Fralick advanced tourist not to plan to buy cookware when they are in Mexico. But then Dr. Fralick's advice is not a threat to their economy.