By David Liu, Ph.D.Tuesday July 19, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) -- Don't use metallic teapots to brew your otherwise healthy tea because they may leach poisoning metals like lead and nickle, according to a report in the July 12, 2011 issue of Food Additives and Contaminants.Bolle F and colleagues from Scientific Institute of Public Health in Belgium reported a study showing that most metallic teapots tested in the study leached lead and nickle at levels that posed risk of serious poisoning.The study was triggered after the researchers learned of a case in which a family of Morocco origin suffered lead poisoning, which was associated with metallic teapots. For the study, Bolle et al. simulated the brewing process using metallic teapots and tested a range of metals including aluminum, copper, iron, nickle,  lead and zinc.The teapots were withdrawn by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain in Belgium.