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Lead in Tinfoil Food Wrappers

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 18, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 44.

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Lead in Tinfoil Food Wrappers

THE British Medical Journal says that chocolates, confectionery, dried fruits, cheeses, and other food products, are very often wrapped in what appears to be, and is described as, tinfoil, but it is really an alloy containing a deal of lead. This dangerous practice is now prohibited in France, and the tinfoil destined for wrapping food-stuffs and confectionery must be composed of “fine tin”—that is, an alloy containing at least 90 per cent. of tin.—Public Opinion.