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Here’s the story about the time I met Erin Brockovich (in 2016) and showed her how I test vintage Pyrex for Lead.
The 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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Vintage Pyrex Spring Blossom Green Crazy Daisy Mixing Bowls: 109,900 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium, too!
Originally published: June 13, 2018
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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 ...
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“How much Lead is in my vintage Pyrex?” Here are pictures of each one I’ve tested, with links to test results.
Check back here periodically for updates. Each time I add a new post I will upload a picture to the photo grid below, and link it to the post with the test results.
Click any of the images below to see the corresponding XRF test results (listing all metals found) for that exact item ...
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Made in USA Vintage Pyrex Clear Glass Double Boiler Cooking Pot: 216 ppm Lead
Vintage Pyrex Clear Glass Double Boiler Cooking Pot.
I tested this with an XRF instrument and below am reporting two sets of readings for this piece.
First is the reading for the vessel of the pot. This is from a two-minute (12o second) reading using an XRF instrument. If a metal is not ...
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1980s Vintage Pyrex Trailing Flowers – Beige Casserole Dish: 253,900 ppm Lead + 12,100 ppm Cadmium + 8,801 ppm Arsenic
Vintage Pyrex "Trailing Flowers - Beige" 1980s Promotional Design Milk Glass Casserole Dish.
When tested with an XRF instrument this casserole dish had the following readings:
With scope focused on one of the rust colored flowers:
(minimum 60-second test)
Lead (Pd): ...
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Red Vintage Pyrex Food Storage Container With lid: 310,000 ppm Lead + 14,200 ppm Arsenic + 33,200 ppm Cadmium
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Vintage Pyrex Honeydew Summer Impressions Custard Cup: 4,949 ppm Lead, 97 ppm Cadmium. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex Honeydew Summer Impressions Milk GlassCustard Cup:
The green paint on this small bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead: 4,949 +/- 221 ppm
Cadmium: 97 +/- 14 ppm
Arsenic: ...
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“Old Town Blue” Pattern Vintage Pyrex Tea Cup, c.1972 – 1982: 17,700 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
Vintage Pyrex mugs/ tea cups in the "Old Town Blue" pattern: The dark blue paint on these mugs tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 17,700 +/- 500 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 154 +/- 12 ppm ...
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Vintage Pyrex Teacup With Pink Stripe: 249,700 ppm Lead + 12,800 ppm Cadmium + 14,300 ppm Arsenic
Vintage white milk glass "Double Tough" Pyrex teacup, with pink painted stripe.
Made in U.S.A.
Tested positive for Lead with an XRF Instrument.
Pink Stripe:
Lead (Pb): 249,700 +/- 19,000 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 12,800 +/- 1,000 ppm
Arsenic (As): 14,300 +/- 1,600 ppm
Mercury (Hg): ND ...
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Vintage Pyrex Teacup & Saucer with Pink Stripe & Gold Edge: 79,800 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium
Made in USA: Pyrex cup & saucer:
79,800 ppm Lead (Pb) & 1,962 ppm Cadmium (Cd)
Most ceramics or glass items that are tinted pink or red have some level of cadmium in them. This is especially true for vintage or antique items. To learn more about the concern for Cadmium (Cd) ...
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How worn is your vintage Pyrex? Even with very worn paint, this piece is still positive for a high level of Lead (Pb) at 23,000 ppm.
Above is a reddish orange vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish with most of the paint worn off.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this piece had the following reading for Lead:
Lead (Pb): 23,000 ppm.
This is a great example of how the colors on these pieces wear. The question is... where does that ...
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“Orange Fiesta” pattern vintage Pyrex casserole dish with lid, 1971: 55,000 ppm Lead in the paint (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
Above is the Vintage Pyrex "Orange Fiesta" pattern casserole with fruit images on lid from 1971.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this vintage cookware piece had the following readings:
Solid orange of base:
55,000 ppm Lead
It also tested positive for:
3,783 ppm Cadmium,
83 ppm Barium,
79 ...
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Red vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish: 53,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Small vintage / antique red Pyrex dish • 53,900 ppm lead
The current federal hazard level for an item intended for children [The level at which an item is considered unsafe] is 90 ppm lead and higher. Not 900. Not 9,000. Definitely not 53,900. Given the amount of wear on the coating on vintage ...
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