The Acidity of Tomatoes and Lead Into Food

In 15 98, a british barber surgeon published a botanical book that claimed tomatoes were actually poisonous. When you put tomatoes on a pewter plate, it would allegedly discolor the plate. The paris society for horticulture published a paper warning about the possibility of leeching with metal plates including copper. And there were also concerns over the effect of the acidity of the tomato on the stomach.