Vaseline Glass Glassware, how risky is it to actually *use* it for food/drink

Factual Questions
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I’ve started a small collection of Vaseline Glass glassware, for those that don’t know what VG is, it’s an antique glass (popular up untiol the 1920’s or thereabouts), either canary yellow, or yellow-green in coloration

that coloration was produced by the addition of 1-2% Uranium Dioxide, yes, URANIUM, the stuff nuclear reactor fuel rods and nuclear warheads are made out of…

Uranium Dioxide is only slightly radioactive, and is primarily an Alpha particle emitter, if held to a Geiger Counter, V.G. will register an extremely low radioactivity, you get more radiation exposure from walking around outside, or from granite rocks, or taking a commercial airliner flight, the glass itself restricts a good amount of the the radioactivity of V.G.

so, why collect something that’s radioactive?, simply put, when you hit V.G. with ultraviolet light, it glows a vivid yellow or yellow-green, depending on the amount of Uranium Dioxide and the composition of the glass, it’s quite cool

So, the real question is, given the fact that V.G. is a weak Alpha particle emitter, and was created by mixing U.D. into glass, that means the particles of U.D. should more or less be randomly distributed throughout the glass, some buried deep in the glass, some close to the surface, some on the surface, how risky would it be to use V.G. to serve food and drinks on/in, obviously the highest risk would be using a V.G. plate to cut food on, as the knife would be physically abrading the surface of the glass and may release some U.D. particles into the food, as far as i know there’s no USRDA for U.D., and eating Uranium in any form is generally a Bad Thing…

so the conservative answer to my question is to simply not use V.G. for anything other than looking at and making it glow with UV (the glow isn’t radioactive decay, it’s simply the Uranium molecules being excited by UV light and emitting photons as their orbits change)

but really, how risky would it be to use, lets say a V.G. tea cup for water, soda, or other cold liquids (hot liquids are more risky, more chances of Uranium contamination)

i have no plans to use the glassware, as the simple act of using them may damage them and hurt their collectability, but scientific curiosity has got me thinking "how risky is this stuff to use for food/drinks anyway?..

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Ignoring the low level of radiation, what about heavy metal toxicity?

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The distinctive orange glaze of Fiesta dishes contained Uranium IIRC and resulted in them being removed from the market over concerns for possible harm that might have been caused from using them for serving food.

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Actually, the red color was removed from production in the 1940’s because of the Manhattan Project. (The original red derived from uranium ore.) The red was reintroduced after WWII, and remained in production until a product redesign in the late '60’s (Amberstone). Repeated tests have confirmed that original Red Fiestaware is safe, as the color is underneath a clear glaze; nothing can “get into” your food, and in any case the amount of radioactive material present is incredibly small.

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Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters:
Chapter 6 Uranium
Acidic foods will leach heavy metals like lead or uranium from glass.
I’d treat the stuff the same as heavily leaded glass: occasional use, no lemonade or such, no storing whiskey in the decanter etc.