After scientific detective work and years of study, environmental experts for King County finally nailed down the cause of high levels of lead in the blood of some immigrant children.

They determined the children, largely new arrivals from Afghanistan, were being slowly poisoned by the traditional cookware their families brought with them from their native country.

Since that determination in 2019, King County’s Hazardous Waste Management Program has been trying to warn consumers, state and federal government and merchants about the dangers of imported cookware.

However, a KING 5 investigation found the warnings have only had limited success, and the products are still for sale on websites like Amazon and Etsy.

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