As you can see in the second half of the video, this lead testing was quite the surprise!!! LOL
Some notes on lead and “food safety” - and I’m not a lawyer or expert in this, so do your own homework and research, please. Consider this your jumping off point:
- Bullseye notes about glass food safety can be found here: www.bullseyeglass.com/wp-cont... (You might ask, “What about other glass manufacturers?” I don’t know. I only use Bullseye glass so that’s what I’m sharing.)
- Marking glass as not food safe: From what I can tell, it’s hard to find much detail from the FDA about glassware and food safety (other than lead crystal), so instead I am taking my cues from published guidelines applying to pottery. This is a helpful read: www.fda.gov/food/environmenta...
And in that link, you’ll find these guidelines, which clearly state that a simple label or removable sticker is not sufficient when marking something as not safe for food… you need to figure out how to permanently mark your piece. I’ll leave that to you to decide. You should review both of these: www.fda.gov/regulatory-inform...
www.fda.gov/media/71764/download
- There’s a lot of focus on lead, but don’t forget that cadmium is also of potential concern in some glassware: www.fda.gov/media/71762/download
- If you want to do further reading, I found this site (and the links provided) quite helpful: emersoncreekpottery.com/how-t....
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