Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Glasses contain 87,500 ppm Lead — did you have this one?

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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005).

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Strawberry Shortcake Mug & Glass – 1980s vintage
Test results were as high as 87,500 ppm Lead (on the painted decorations), 
tested with an XRF.

This level of Lead is common in the painted decorations on both modern and vintage decorated mugs and glasses.

While in most case the Leaded decoration is only on the outside of the glass, your lips can still easily touch the Leaded part on the outside while drinking. Many children’s glasses also have Leaded decorative interiors, so keep an eye out for that! I would avoid something like this altogether. I do not have any decorated glassware or mugs in my home.

For LeadfFree cups, glasses, and mug choices, start here.

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