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Old 11-16-2013, 11:44 AM
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This whole exploding Pyrex urban myth/rumor bears some factchecking; it has been debunked. These are the FACTS:
  • A Chinese company does NOT own the Pyrex trademark.
  • Pyrex products are manufactured in the U.S. - in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
  • The "recipe" change is not recent, and was required by U.S. environmental law.
http://stats.org/stories/2009/explod..._oct14_09.html
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp
http://www.worldkitchen.com/the-truth-about-pyrex.html
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...ware/index.htm
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/vall.../s_766181.html

The link above in BOLD (including all internal links) is, IMO, the most informative (detailed) and thoroughly researched (credible).

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