Anchor Glass One-Cup Measuring Cup: 32,500 ppm Lead (in exterior markings). [90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items.]
Anchor Glass One-Cup Measuring Cup, c. 2006
When tested with an XRF instrument the red painted markings on the exterior of this glass Anchor Hocking brand one-cup measuring cup (purchased new around 2006) had the following readings:
- Lead (Pb): 32,500 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect/ND [Negative]
To see more Anchor-brand products that I have tested, Click Here.
Please browse the photo library of this site (click on the #XRFTesting tag at the top of this post) to see more items I have personally tested that have tested both positive and negative for lead.
To see more measuring cups I have tested, Click Here.
Click Here for some guidance on determining whether or not your glass measuring cup might have Lead (Pb) or Cadmium (Cd) in the writing on the outside of the glass.
To learn more about XRF Testing & the potential implications of Lead (Pb) in cookware click HERE and HERE.
For more lead-free measuring cup options click here.
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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Dear Tamara,
This is disappointing. I thought that based on other testing you had done, the paint on Anchor Hocking glasses were safe, whereas the markings on Pyrex glass measuring cups were not. What you recommend – anchor hocking or pyrex for these in general?
I don’t recommend any measuring cups with any painted markings at all. Even the newer ones (which tend to be Lead-free) are often high in Cadmium (Cd) instead. I have about four more Anchor ones to post that are newer and Lead-free. The newer Lead-free ones are from 2012 and 2014, although at the time I did the testing for those I was not noting the presence or absence of Cadmium on a regular basis.
Thanks Tamara. Do you know where glass measuring cups can be found that don’t have any markings?
I posted a couple of links earlier – but Ikea might also have some.
This is a good choice (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/2PyVdYc
Here’s another good choice (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2JzsgGa
I have been using the anchor 2 cup measuring cup with red markings. Does that one have lead too? For this one, did the interior test positive as well or just paint?