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Ceramic articles are capable of transferring lead and cadmium.
These substances pose a threat to human health. In order to prevent this risk, the Directive imposes a ceiling on the quantities of lead and cadmium allowed to pass into foodstuffs. These limits must be checked by means of a test, the basic rules of which are set out in the annex to this Directive and in conjunction with a method of analysis also described in the same annex. The Directive lays down the procedures to be followed for the updating and application of the Directive.