{"id":96702,"date":"2024-10-31T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T07:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=96702"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T07:24:56","slug":"corelle-recommends-using-their-pre-2005-dishes-as-decorative-pieces-due-to-concerns-for-high-levels-of-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/corelle-recommends-using-their-pre-2005-dishes-as-decorative-pieces-due-to-concerns-for-high-levels-of-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Corelle\u00ae recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as \u201cdecorative pieces\u201d due to concerns for high levels of Lead."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Corelle lead issue is well known now thanks to the work of a mother who was personally impacted by lead poisoning.\n

Tamara Rubin is a mother of four children who were affected by lead poisoning and is now an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. In 2019, she used her skills as a certified XRF analyzer to test vintage Tupperware for dangerous levels of lead and other heavy metals. Her tests came back positive, and she quickly began to warn consumers to throw away their vintage Tupperware.\n

She has continued to test consumer goods for high levels of heavy metals and has recently found a new offender: Corelle Dishware.\n

Corelle Dishes Contain Lead
\nThe popular dishware brand, recognized by its decorative floral designs and known for its durability and resistance to breaks, has been found to test positive for lead.\n

Rubin tested her own collection of decorative dishes and was disappointed to find out that the paint or glaze that is used on many of the patterns contains the toxic heavy metal.\n

In a series of emails between Rubin and Corelle, Rubin claims a spokesperson for the company confirmed her results, stating that all of their products have been lead-free since the mid-2000s. She also said the brand\u2019s representative attempted to limit the company\u2019s responsibility by stating that \u201cPrior to the 1990s, virtually all glass and ceramic ware made anywhere in the world contained Lead as a primary ingredient in the decorating fluxes and glazes.\u201d\n

Rubin argues that, while many vintage dishware brands used lead-based paint, to say that \u201cvirtually all\u201d companies did so is a hyperbolic claim.\n

This email exchange is by no means a press-release or public admittance from the company, however, it\u2019s hard to deny. You can see a screenshot taken by Tamara of Corelle\u2019s e-mail response in the image to the right below.\n

Officially, Corelle also the following statement on their website:\n

\u201cAll Corelle\u00ae stoneware products and glazes are made of clay-based materials and glazes used throughout the industry. Decorations, if present, are made from low-lead enamels and fired at temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees F, which binds any heavy metals both physically and chemically so that their release is minimized.\u201d\n

The company goes on to state that at no time has Corelle brand exceeded the limit for the presence of leachable lead in their products, which is no more than 0.100 ppm (or one-tenth of one part per million). They continue to defend the brand by explaining the process by which their products are tested:\n

\u201cTests for the presence of heavy metals are conducted for Corelle Brands by internationally certified, third-party laboratories under strict conditions, by trained technicians, and using atomic absorption spectrophotometry analysis following carefully monitored preparation. These steps are necessary to minimize any possibility of contamination or false reading during preparation, testing or analysis.\u201d\n

The Dangers of Corelle Lead Exposure
\nLead exposure occurs when its particles are breathed in, swallowed, or absorbed. Once absorbed, it is stored in our bones, blood, and tissues as a source of continual internal exposure. As you get older and your bones begin to demineralize, larger amounts of lead may be released from your bones and cause an even greater amount of internal exposure .\n

You can experience lead poisoning if you are exposed to large amounts of the heavy metal over a short period of time. Symptoms of acute lead poisoning could include:\n