Forums / General Cooking / Wine & Drinks / is it true that you need to remove the whole top of the wine bottle because it contains lead?
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Sweetlips
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#379201 2008-05-20 11:59 GMT |
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Guineapig
861 posts |
#379202 2008-05-20 12:06 GMT |
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No its not true.
The US Government would not allow lead to be used |
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TigerHen
808 posts |
#379203 2008-05-20 12:17 GMT |
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are you talking about the (aluminum) foil wrapping on some bottles? that's usually champagne. wine i drink has cork or plastic stoppers and twist tops are either aluminum or steel
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Aravis
772 posts |
#379204 2008-05-20 12:31 GMT |
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no
never heard it not true in the slightest |
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Fantasies
845 posts |
#379205 2008-05-20 12:35 GMT |
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Only older and more expensive wines use the tin-lead cap. Even with that you do not need to remove the whole cap but to be safe, remove anything that would contact the wine. Lead is not so hazardous that momentary contact leads to such high levels that you get brain damage. People drink from pewter cups and leaded crystal all the time. The amount of lead you would get would be negligible compared the to liver damage you would get if you drank enough wine for it to matter. Most caps now are plastic or aluminum.
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Kiss
838 posts |
#379206 2008-05-20 17:44 GMT |
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Not true - just make sure the stamp and foil is removed fully before you open it with the cornscrew....
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