Aug 17, 2019
Colourful Tupperware that was popular in the '70s may be harmful for health, a leading expert has warned. Source: Shutterstock
For anyone who grew up in the 1950s, ‘60s or even ‘70s, brightly-coloured Tupperware was likely a fixture in your kitchen. Whether it was used to store tasty snacks or keep food as fresh as possible, there’s every chance that the Tupperware you used decades ago still has a home in your kitchen.
Your mother or grandmother may have even hosted Tupperware parties, where they’d sell Tupperware goods with friends, family members and others in the neighbourhood. For other families, nothing was more exciting than a trip to the department store to purchase new Tupperware.
One expert is now calling on people to stop using their vintage Tupperware immediately after she discovered measuring cups from 1972 actually contained lead an even arsenic. While she originally wrote the article in March, it’s since gone viral on social media.
Lead can cause an array of health issues including damage to the brain and nervous system, high blood pressure, kidney failure, and poisoning of the bones, teeth and other vital organs. Meanwhile, arsenic has been linked to the development of diabetes, cancer, vascular disease, heart disease and lung disease.
