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[Mom2Dogs]

My granddaughter was over this weekend and asked me about Pyrex and the lead content.   I did find an article and the author says that there is lead on the outside of the bowls (in the paint) and her opinion is that it is not safe to use.

This was news to me....has anyone else heard this about pyrex?  Do you have concerns?

She uses no chemicals in the house, is very cautious about everything....from cleaning, to food, etc....she wants to have a safe home....I never knew there was an issue with pyrex...something my mom used on a daily basis.

[alicedee]

I can’t imagine they use unsafe lead paint on items used for food.

I use Pyrex, and have all my life.  I am quite healthy.

[jannabelle1]

If she's concerned about the lead content on the "painted" bowls, then suggest that she just buy the plain Pyrex bowls. I'm personally not concerned about any lead issue since the color portions are on the outside and never come in contact with food. I've been using Pyrex products for over 50 years and I'm still around with no symptons of lead poisoning. I'm not sure that I'd trust the opinion of one "expert" unless her credentials are top-notch. JMO.

[loriqvc]

@Mom2Dogs - From time to time, people take to social media with crazy claims that everything in our homes is full of poison and out to get us. Here's a good, fact-based debunking article about Pyrex:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vintage-pyrex-contains-unsafe-levels-of-lead/

[ciao_bella]

Like many of the others here, I think Pyrex is perfectly safe.  I've used Pyrex for over 50 years and never heard any concerns about a health issue.  As a matter of fact, I'm looking to buy the new deep dish 9x13x3 inch.

[Mom2Dogs]

@ciao_bella She likes the vintage pieces.....and what she found was nested bowls....don't know where she heard there was lead in them.

[Mominohio]

I belong to several Pyrex Facebook groups and this question comes up often on there too. And from what I read, the outsides do test for lead, on the colored ones, but I don't know how much or even what is considered 'safe'. 

I will say that it must not be too bad, because of all the things that come and go in kitchen fashion, these have been in kitchens, stayed in use for many many decades, and there hasn't seemed to be a big health crisis in the nation because of it. 

I'd say if you are really concerned about this kind of thing, get a lead testing kit and see what results you get. And I try to remember two things. None of us are getting out of here alive, and we are exposed to toxic/dangerous things all day every day in life. A certain amount of it, we seem to be able to 'digest', and still live fine. 

[Mom2Dogs]

@Mominohio , knowing my granddaughter, ANY HINT of lead and she will not use it, and no amount of talking about it will change her mind!!

I agree with you 'something is gonna get us' but she is young and has a lot of different ideas than how she was raised...which is fine, it's her life....but worries way to much.

[Mominohio]

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@Mom2Dogs wrote:

@Mominohio , knowing my granddaughter, ANY HINT of lead and she will not use it, and no amount of talking about it will change her mind!!

I agree with you 'something is gonna get us' but she is young and has a lot of different ideas than how she was raised...which is fine, it's her life....but worries way to much.

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@Mom2Dogs 

She is not wrong at all, in being concerned about health issues. So many things we didn't used to know, we now do, and truly smart people heed what is healthy and avoid things that are unhealthy. 

I guess I wouldn't be satisfied, if I were her, until I had tested some pieces to see just what they test, know the accuracy of the tests, and some real unbiased information about what levels are harmful. Definitely something to investigate.

I could be looking at it wrong, as I'm never much of of one for group think or the herd mentality, but if they really did have dangerous levels of lead, I would think that in this day and age, as popular as they have become (the vintage pieces), there would have been a lot of testing and if results negative, a lot of press on it. 

If she ever does test some, or find some good information to prove one way or the other, keep up posted.

[loriqvc]

@Mom2Dogs - I really do recommend reading the article I posted earlier in this chain; it is possible that your granddaughter saw the very same social media post that is discussed and debunked in it. I, too, am cautious when it comes to chemicals in all aspects of my environment due to some personal sensitivities as well as a desire for a clean, safe home, but as others have mentioned, it is definitely possible to take things too far at the expense of living—and enjoying—life.