Lead water pipes are already being discarded by all countries; manufacture of the lethal first generation of pesticides which contained organic mercury compounds has already been forbidden; and the United States Food and Drug Administration has decreed a ban on using cadmium electroplated containers, because they can cause acute poisoning if used for any kind of acidic food or drink.
鉛制水管已逐漸被各國淘汰，劇毒性的第一代農藥「有機汞」已禁止製造；美國食品藥物局也明令禁用鍍鎘容器，因為若以此裝置酸性食品、飲料，會引起急性中毒。