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“Dr Andrew Turner of the University of Plymouth, UK tested a range of glass products used for storing liquids, both new and second hand. These included tumblers, beer glasses, wine glasses, and jars. More than 70 percent of the 72 products tested contained lead. Almost as many had cadmium.”
First of all, thank you so much for your informative blog! You are doing a wonderful service to your readers!
The new Corelle dishware you recommend is embossed, not painted. Is that because the painted ones still contain lead or is that just a coincidence/question of taste?
Thanks!
Hi Liz!
Thanks for commenting. The plain white new Corelle pieces (embossed or not) are Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free and Mercury-free! With the painted decorations I am still finding trace contamination of heavy metals and even sometimes very high levels of Cadmium. Here’s one example of that: https://tamararubin.com/2018/11/small-corelle-plate-with-red-floral-border-2788-ppm-cadmium-arsenic/
Here’s another: https://tamararubin.com/2019/09/brand-new-2019-open-stock-at-fred-meyer-corelle-key-west-dish-141-ppm-cadmium-75-is-illegal-in-denmark/
As a result I cannot recommend any of their painted products with colorful decorations.
Tamara
Thank you so much Tamara for your reply! So many blogs don’t reply to comments on older blog posts. It’s so nice if you to do so!
Of course!:-)
I try! I don’t get to all of the questions but I really try – lol!
Tamara
Do you know if Mikasa Or Princess House crystal glasses are safe or do they have lead? Vintage-