Abbots Brushable Glazes - Food Safe Checklist

Abbots Brush-On Glazes – Which Are Foodsafe?

Almond

✔

Glossy Yellow

✔

Purple Haze

✔

Amber

✔

Granny Smith

✔

Reactive Black

✔

Amazon

✗

Hazel

✔

Rockpool

✔

Aqua

✔

Hazy Blue

✔

Rose

✔

Bison

✔

Haystack

✔

Rust

✔

Black Oilspot

✔

Heron

✔

Rutile Blue

✗

Blue Satin

✔

Hokey Pokey

✔

Saffron

✔

Butterscotch

✔

Ice

✔

Sage

✔

Camelia

✔

Ice Blue

✔

Sahara

✔

Cascade Green

✔

Ivory Flux

✔

Salmon

✔

Celadon

✔

Jade

✔

Sandstone Sheen

✗

Charcoal

✔

Lichen

✔

Sea Urchin

✗

Chun Blue

✔

Lime Green

✔

Smoky Copper

✗

Claret

✔

Lucent Clear

✔

Spotted Ivory

✔

Clear Crackle

✔

Lucent Emerald

✔

Stone

✔

Cobalt Blue

✔

Lucent Grey

✔

Sulphur

✗

Crater Lake Crackle

✗

Lucent Indigo

✔

Sunflower

✔

Deep Glossy Red

✔

Lucent Ocean

✔

Tea Dust

✔

Denim

✔

Lucent Peridot

✔

Teal

✔

Eggshell

✔

Lucent Pink

✔

Tenmoku

✔

Fake Ash

✔

Lucent Rainfern

✔

Titirangi

✔

Fake Shino

✗

Lucent Steel

✔

Topaz

✔

Fawn

✔

Lucent Stillwater

✔

Tundra

✔

Flamingo

✔

Magenta

✔

Turquoise Matte

✗

Floating Blue

✔

Magma

✔

Variegated Blue

✔

Floating Green

✗

Malt

✔

White Oilspot

✔

Floating Pink

✗

Mandarin

✔

Wine Red

✔

Glacier Crackle

✗

Matte White

✔

Glossy White

✔

Misty Pink

✔

Gold Dust

✔

Moss Green

✔

Olivine

✔

Olive Crackle

✗

Pebble

✔

Outback

✔

Pistachio

✔

Pollen

✗

Primrose

✔

Food Safety Assurance for Glazes

Potters need confidence that their glazes are suitable for food-contact surfaces. While risks are typically low, we follow strict and conservative criteria to assess glaze safety:

1. Laboratory Tested & Verified – Glazes that have undergone laboratory testing and demonstrate low metal release are considered safe for food contact.

2. Inherently Safe Materials – Glazes composed solely of materials that pose no known hazard are deemed food-safe, regardless of crazing.

3. Stable & Balanced Chemistry – Glazes containing potentially hazardous components are considered safe if they:

Are properly fired within their intended temperature range
Form a fully glassy, non-crystalline surface
Meet recommended chemical stability standards for food-safe glazes

Important Note: Food safety depends on proper firing and application. When glazes are layered or fired outside their intended range, potters assume responsibility for assessing risks.