Washington DC, Nov. 27 -- America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers about 19 types of cookware, several of which are made in India out of aluminum and alloys that risk leaching of lead into food CBS reported on Thursday.

According to a report by CBS, the FDA warned "consumers about 19 types of cookware that may contain lead, increasing the risk that the toxic metal could wind up in people's food."

It said that consumers should check for them and discard if they have it.

CBS reported that the "suspect cookware, all manufactured outside the U.S. and mostly in India, is made from aluminum, aluminum alloys and brass that have been tested by the FDA and state agencies, with the results showing that they can leach lea...