August 11, 2022 - Thursday
XRF test results for the modern pyrex dish pictured.
Reading #1) on the blue polka dots
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Tin (Sn): 16 +/- 7 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Barium (Ba): ...
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Modern (2021) glass and silicone lid for 2-cup Pyrex food storage: 7 ppm Lead + 20 ppm Cadmium + 11 ppm Antimony.
XRF test results for the item pictured.
More information to be posted shortly.
Note: The levels of toxicants found in this product are considered safe by all standards. It's up to you to do the research about these heavy metals to determine if you are comfortable with Federal standards (which are ...
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Click through to read the full XRF test results for the Star Wars Special Edition Mandalorian The Child Baby Yoda Pyrex glass food storage containers.
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When tested with an XRF Instrument, the dish pictured here had the following readings:
Reading #1) Green plastic of Baby Yoda container lid
30-Second Test
Lead (Pb): non-detect ...
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Please stop using vintage Pyrex glassware for cooking & serving food — it’s often coated with high-Lead paint & can test positive for Cadmium, Arsenic
Please watch this 10 minute video first:
Here's a short (2 min 55 seconds) follow-up video, too:
Published: December 2, 2021
Updated: November 23, 2022
Unfortunately, folks all over the world have imbued these vintage Pyrex pieces with sentimental "value." These vintage ...
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Newer Pyrex (Made In Germany) No. 1399 lab ware glass “water bottle”: 19,200 ppm Lead in the white painted markings on the outside of the bottle.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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The story about the time I met Erin Brockovich (in 2016) and showed her how I test vintage Pyrex for Lead.
Post I shared on Instagram today...
❣️This photo is from when I was the opening speaker for a presentation with Erin Brockovich. I brought a prop with me - a yellow vintage Pyrex mixing bowl - to show Erin how I test consumer goods for Lead using XRF technology (and also to ...
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400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the paint on this glass beaker was positive for an unsafe level of Lead.
Today - in the year 2020 (more than two decades in to a new century) - it is still not uncommon for modern glass products (baby bottles, water bottles, measuring cups, mixing ...
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Vintage pink Pyrex refrigerator dish: 179,000 ppm Lead (nearly 18%!!!) + 7,003 ppm Cadmium and 12,300 Arsenic!
Pink vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
All of the test results reported on this blog are science-based, accurate and replicable. These findings of Lead in Pyrex have not been disputed by the manufacturer nor by the scientific community. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done any extensive ...
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Vintage yellow Pyrex refrigerator dish: 102,200 ppm Lead (more than 10%!!!) + Cadmium and Arsenic!
Yellow vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
All of the test results reported on this blog are science-based, accurate and replicable. These findings of Lead in Pyrex have not been disputed by the manufacturer nor by the scientific community. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done any ...
Read More about Vintage yellow Pyrex refrigerator dish: 102,200 ppm Lead (more than 10%!!!) + Cadmium and Arsenic!
Newer Pyrex measuring cup, Made in USA: 396 ppm Cadmium on the red exterior writing.
Test on exterior red writing:
Cadmium (Cd): 396 +/- 29 ppm
Selenium (Se): 79 +/- 46 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 17,300 +/- 800 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,431 +/- 287 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,682 +/- 177 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 2,822 +/- 284 ppm
Test on plain clear glass - on bottom exterior of cup: ...
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Vintage clear glass small Pyrex casserole: 866 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (this is the first time I have found Arsenic in one of these)
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I hadn't previously tested for / looked for Arsenic or Antimony in vintage clear glass Pyrex items. This is the first piece I have tested of vintage clear glass Pyrex where I noticed (and recorded) these two metals. I am going to do further inquiry in to this, ...
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This post includes links to all my mixing bowl posts: Vintage & New. Pyrex, Fire King, Emile Henry, Bauer & others!
Introduction
For each post I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the posts in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on ...
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This post is linked to all of my posts about glass measuring cups; including Anchor Hocking & Pyrex.
Introduction
For each post I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the posts in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on ...
Read More about This post is linked to all of my posts about glass measuring cups; including Anchor Hocking & Pyrex.
Pyrex® Glass Measuring Cup (c. 1994): 6,253 ppm Lead in the red outside markings. [90 ppm is unsafe for kids]
Originally published: December 30, 2016
Updated: December 28, 2019
20+ year old Pyrex® measuring cup.
Purchased new c. 1994
When tested with an XRF instrument the red markings on the outside of this cup were positive for Lead at the following level:
Lead (Pb): 6,253 ppm
For context: ...
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