Re: FiestaWare -Reply

[Stan <swilson@emory.edu>]

I wonder what the true ingestion risks are... In Atlanta there is a 
popular restaurant/gameroom (with franchises elsewhere) with a '50's
motif. Meals are served on FiestaWare!

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On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, MARK WINSLOW wrote:

> The primary radioactive contributor to fiestaware is uranium.  The uranium is a component of the glaze which
> gives it the bright orange color. 
> 
> Your health concerns are valid.  I would not eat off of the plate.  Also vinegar in Italian salad dressing can
> cause some of it to leach out into your food.  I was recently out to my fathers house in MN and confiscated
> one of the plates.