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FAQ: How do you know for sure that Pyrex won’t contaminate food?

Question:

I am concerned about all of the harmful chemicals in cookware (non-stick coatings, etc) and food storage containers.  You mentioned in your main article about Pyrex storage not leaching harmful chemicals into the food, but I am still suspect of just about anything these days.  How do you know for sure that Pyrex won’t contaminate food?

Answer:

Let me start out by saying that I am not a chemist, however, I did go to a 4-year university and was required to take several semesters of chemistry and biology classes.  Those classes included a lab portion, in which we would use test tubes, beakers, and other lab equipment to conduct experiments.

Almost all of this equipment was made of Pyrex glassware.

The reason why labs use Pyrex is because it doesn’t contaminate the experiment.  You see, most laboratory experiments require precise measurements.  Any chemical that leaches out of the container has the potential to change the results of the experiment to a very large degree.

Therefore, any chemical leakage from the container would NOT be tolerated by any scientists worth his or her salt.

I hope this answers your question sufficiently.

Thanks for writing in.