August 2019 Update: Given Tupperware’s limited response since this issue first came up in March of 2019 (see post below), I have started a Change.org petition asking for a more formal proactive response from the company, click here to sign it. The image below includes my original communication and the full response that I got from…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
To read details about the concern for toxicants in vintage Tupperware products, I encourage you to read my original post on the subject here (and – if you have time – please also read all of the comments and responses on that post for the full conversation.) Thank you! Scroll down to see all…
As a consumer you have no way to know which vintage Tupperware piece has toxic heavy metals (including Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, Antimony and Lead – some of which are well documented known carcinogens) and which does not. It is time for Tupperware to step in and make a public statement about this (and possibly…
This is so disappointing. I just threw away a small fortune of vintage Tupperware. I am sick to think how it endangered my family. We NEED CHANGE NOW! HEALTH AND SAFETY OVER PROFIT!!
Thank you for commenting Rosemary.
Tamara
I’ve got so much old Tupperware and I gave some to my daughter for her kids. Cups small with sippy tops. I have the round cake container, the square cake/cookies/brownies containers. I have the Jello Mold, the green lettuce holder, the big white mixing container with the pink top and other items. Are they all no good and need to be thrown away?
I would say until tested, no plastic is considered safe from contaminants
I’d like a reply to your question, too, Barbara. I was briefly a Tupperware dealer in the ’80s and still own a huge amount of it.