These are responses to the 15 most asked questions / 15 most popular comments on the Lead Safe Mama website – specifically related to the subject of antiques / collectables / vintage dishware and similar:
- For folks who say they used vintage items and turned out fine, I share this link.
- For others who say they used them their whole life and have no symptoms of Lead poisoning, I share this link.
- For folks who assert that the allegations must be false because it would be illegal for plates to have lead, I often share this link.
- For folks who say there is no “real” science backing up the (science-based) “claims” (scientific test results reported here), I often share this link to the scientific study from England about Lead paint on glassware.
- For folks who cite the 2016 Snopes Pyrex article as the reason they don’t believe this work is true, I share this link.
- For folks who ask how we test things here at LeadSafeMama.com, I share this link.
- For folks who ask if they can test things themselves at home, I share this link.
- For folks who say this work is generating fear, I share this link.
- For folks who say they are worried they have poisoned their kids, I share this link.
- For folks who want to know more about the work we do at Lead Safe Mama, LLC, I share this link.
- For folks who might appreciate seeing my XRF training certificate, I share this link.
- For folks who ask “…but is this really a problem?”, I share this link.
- For folks who ask how much Lead it takes to poison a human (or a child), I share this link.
- For folks who ask about getting tested for Lead, I share this link.
- For folks who ask about how to test one of their dishes, I share this link.
Thank you for reading!
I have some patterns that you do not have listed. the “true blue” and “silk blossoms” and “oceanview.” how can i tell if these are safe? it is difficult to figure out when they were manufactured. thank you.
I have been using Corelle dishes for about 29 years in my home. I can’t remember the name of the pattern but it has pansies in the centre of plate with white fluted edge. I have not found this pattern on any of the articles so how do I know if it has lead?
Also, are plain white corelle dishes OK to use?