Made in USA: Pyrex; cup & saucer:
79,800 ppm Lead (Pb) & 1,962 ppm Cadmium (Cd).
Most ceramics or glass items that are tinted pink or red have some level of cadmium in them. This is especially true for the vintage or antique items. To learn more about the concern for Cadmium (Cd) toxicity Click HERE.
Please share and browse the photo library (click on the #XRFTesting link above) of this site to see items I have personally tested that have tested both positive and negative for lead.
To learn more about XRF Testing & the potential implications of lead in cookware click HERE and HERE. Read more about lead-in-Pyrex here.
Thank you for reading and for sharing these posts with your friends.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
How do we dispose of these items safely as to not redistribute them back into any thrift shops? I had been collecting vintage for years. But recently pinwheel without knowing about the leaded content until it came to me in an original box. I was keeping jewellery in the various containers. Is there any research on the emissions of lead onto objects or into the air we breath?
Hi Lucie – here is my post about that: https://tamararubin.com/2013/11/what-should-i-do-with-my-lead-contaminated-dishes-to-toss-or-not-to-toss/
Thanks for commenting. Hopefully that helps!
Tamara