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,
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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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Vintage Green Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 36,599 ppm lead [Context: 90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids in newly made items.]
Vintage Olive Green Pyrex Mixing Bowl.
When tested with an XRF instrument the exterior paint on the mixing bowl pictured here was positive for the following elemental heavy metals at the following levels:
Lead (Pb): 36,599 ppm
Arsenic (As): 12,910 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 615 ppm
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Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup (c. 2004): Positive for 31,300 ppm Lead in the Red Exterior Writing. 90 ppm is unsafe.
Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup.
Purchased new circa 2004.
When tested with an XRF instrument the exterior red writing on this measuring cup was positive for Lead (Pb) at the following level: 31,300 ppm
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Vintage Blue Pyrex Casserole: Positive For 108,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] (& Arsenic Too!)
Vintage Blue Pyrex Casserole.
Below are the XRF test results for this piece:
Top blue (on lid):
Lead (Pb): 108,400 ppm
Arsenic (As): 27,100 ppm
Base blue:
Lead (Pb): 84,000 ppm
Arsenic (As): 23,800 ppm
Plane white milk glass of base:
Lead (Pb): 74 ...
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Vintage Pyrex Casserole, “Shenandoah” Pattern c. 1981-1986: Yellow Exterior – 212,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Pyrex Vintage Shenandoah Pattern Casserole, c. 1981-1986:
White glass: 395 ppm lead
Yellow exterior paint: 212,000 ppm lead
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Large Orange Vintage Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 61,000 ppm Lead — 90 ppm is illegal in new items made for use by kids
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Lead Safe Mama Interview With TheKitchn.com — Published July 29, 2023 (Print Article)
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IF you are shopping on Amazon today… (July 2023 — post #4)
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2023 NYC Subway PSA Campaign: Additional Ideas
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All of the items featured in the 2023 Lead Safe Mama NYC Subway PSA Campaign
Updated: May 24, 2023 - Monday
Below are all of the items Lead Safe Mama, LLC tested and then professionally photographed for the Lead Safe Mama New York City Subway PSA Campaign. Not all items were used in a printed panel on the New York City Subway, but each of these items did test positive for ...
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XRF Test Results for 2023 OMSI Glass Beaker Mug
March 18, 2023 - Saturday
When I purchased this Beaker from the OMSI gift store I was nearly certain it would test positive for Lead in the exterior painted markings. This assumption / anticipated probability was based on other recent testing I had done of an actual scientific beaker (newly ...
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