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Mar 17, 2023 07:44:56   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
If you have dishes made before 1980, you might want to keep them for display only. It wasn't till 1980 that the FDA regulated the amount of lead that could be used in paint, so you could be ingesting lead, cadmium, mercury, and antimony with every meal eaten off your Corelle dishes. Corelle used these metals in their paint up till about 2005. There is no safe level of lead. We've been using Corelle in our house since about 1966.

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Mar 18, 2023 08:28:25   #
starlifter Loc: Towson, MD
 
That explains a lot.

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Mar 18, 2023 08:39:00   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
starlifter wrote:
That explains a lot.


Right! Eating lead for fifty years is the perfect excuse for a lot of my behavior. 😂

Now, I'm looking at what dishes to dump and what new ones to buy.

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Mar 18, 2023 08:39:40   #
ad9mac
 
starlifter wrote:
That explains a lot.


HaHaHa

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Mar 18, 2023 08:48:06   #
ad9mac
 
My first dentist visit (circa 1952)the DDS took a copper penney, cleaned it and plated it with mercury.
Nice and shiney. Carried it around in my pocket for days.
Noticed my leg swollen and red under my front pocket .
The mercury had done it.
Hmmm.

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Mar 18, 2023 08:49:25   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
ad9mac wrote:
My first dentist visit (circa 1952)the DDS took a copper penney, cleaned it and plated it with mercury.
Nice and shiney. Carried it around in my pocket for days.
Noticed my leg swollen and red under my front pocket .
The mercury had done it.
Hmmm.


Wow!

I remember playing with mercury as a kid, rolling it around in my hand. I don't know where I got it, but it was fascinating to little kids.

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Mar 18, 2023 09:20:43   #
Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
 
I have a dentist appointment to have the one Mercury filling removed from my teeth and replaced with a newer less toxic filling. Regardless that the dental community will tell you the old fillings are safe, why chance it? If you have mercury in your mouth I would encourage you to replace it.

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Mar 18, 2023 09:41:39   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Bridges wrote:
I have a dentist appointment to have the one Mercury filling removed from my teeth and replaced with a newer less toxic filling. Regardless that the dental community will tell you the old fillings are safe, why chance it? If you have mercury in your mouth I would encourage you to replace it.


I'm leaving my teeth alone. If the dentist removes any mercury, maybe that would just spread it into my system.

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Mar 18, 2023 10:16:52   #
Canisdirus
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm leaving my teeth alone. If the dentist removes any mercury, maybe that would just spread it into my system.


I think the point in this case is...that's what the danger of keeping the mercury fillings.
They are leeching into your system...every day.
Why they suggest replacing them...that and a new boat.

But hey...probably at a certain age...who cares.

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Mar 18, 2023 14:32:00   #
frankco Loc: Colorado
 
I've heard good crystal has lead also. I suspect it's fairly inert. Same with dishes. I'm more concerned with aluminum cooking utensils. In the medical manufacturing industries we were not allowed to fixture our automation equipment with bare aluminum to hold plastic medical parts. We had to have them anodized. Aluminum is a toxin in the blood and has been linked to Alzheimer's disease. Many years ago I would buy pots and pans at the Goodwill. Some were aluminum. They usually were pitted. Wonder were that aluminum wound up?

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Mar 18, 2023 17:32:15   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
I remember the dentist when I was a kid. When I got a filling he would shake up the amalgam and pour it out into his hand. Then he would press it with his thumb to drive out the excess mercury. They didn't wear gloves in those days. I got the mercury to take home in a little tube. I always wondered how he made out.

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Mar 18, 2023 17:47:32   #
fetzler Loc: North West PA
 
Bridges wrote:
I have a dentist appointment to have the one Mercury filling removed from my teeth and replaced with a newer less toxic filling. Regardless that the dental community will tell you the old fillings are safe, why chance it? If you have mercury in your mouth I would encourage you to replace it.


My father was a dentist and practiced for 60 years. Naturally, he did a lot of mercury amalgam fillings over the years. At one point he tested himself for mercury and there were no issues. Mercury in the amalgam has an extremely low solubility and will not pose any toxic risk. Your drinking water contains small amounts of lead and mercury because rocks contain these elements. I would not replace a mercury filling because of its toxicity but a new polymer filling will look nicer as it will have a natural tooth color.

My dishes are 60-125 years old and I have eaten from them for many decades.

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Mar 18, 2023 17:54:23   #
KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia
 
jerryc41 wrote:
If you have dishes made before 1980, you might want to keep them for display only. It wasn't till 1980 that the FDA regulated the amount of lead that could be used in paint, so you could be ingesting lead, cadmium, mercury, and antimony with every meal eaten off your Corelle dishes. Corelle used these metals in their paint up till about 2005. There is no safe level of lead. We've been using Corelle in our house since about 1966.

https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/stop-using-vintage-corelle-dinnerware/?_cmp=diytipshintsnl&_ebid=diytipshintsnl3172023&_mid=586675&ehid=73A5119F6D6B55A335D41D8BD7D8D335A74FB2CE&_PermHash=bd21b40cef185e699339cb565fc5ad1ad6a80355db458b2059b848bd83716669&tohMagStatus=NONE

https://tamararubin.com/category/vintage-china/
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I am all for paper plates! Saves the water, and time, to wash the dishes too. Might want to avoid paper for a steak though.

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Mar 18, 2023 18:13:35   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
Steaks have traditionally been served with sharp knives, not the dull saws used for normal tableware. I have always been suspicious of this practice. It cuts the steak easily so it makes you think the steak is tender. A really tender steak can be cut with a fork.

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Mar 19, 2023 08:45:31   #
Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio
 
My dad worked for Palmer Instruments when I was young. He worked with mercury and lead daily. No respirator or gloves. I would go to work with him on Saturday a lot. He would give me a viable of mercury to play with. Lol. This was in the early 60s. He would get migraines a lot back then. He welded or melted the ends of special thermometers on after filling with mercury. After he went to work for Ford they stopped. Later in life he had an artery delaminate. Almost killed him. It was attributed to mercury exposure. He is 86 now and still going strong. Even still drives.

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