> when it comes to potable water piping/fixtures, "lead free" actually means "0.25% lead" It's a fucking farce that any lead is ever allowed to be purposely ad

> when it comes to potable water piping/fixtures, "lead free" actually means "0.25% lead" It's a fucking farce that any lead is ever allowed to be purposely added to plumbing materials labeled "lead free". However, nowadays most such labeled materials actually are lead-free. All the big brass suppliers -- Concast, Chase, Viega, Mueller, others -- produce actual lead-free brass and bronze, with no more than trace and incidental amounts of lead. > AFAIK there's no regulation in US that will force reformulation with lead-free compounds Correct, nothing nation-wide, although companies that sell stuff to the EU often make RoHS/REACH compliant lead-free products for all markets, simply as a matter of efficiency. You're also right, Prop 65 is a great example of smart and necessary idea that was crafted into a useless law. Labels without any actual market restrictions are an invitation to gaming by manufacturers, and apathy by consumers.