![Artificial (c. 2008) Christmas tree from Costco: 5,896 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]](https://i0.wp.com/tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Artificial-christmas-Tree-Lead-Safe-Mama-2018-e1543608120974.jpg?fit=267%2C400&ssl=1 "Artificial (c. 2008) Christmas tree from Costco: 5,896 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]")
![Vintage Corelle Plate With Crazy Daisy Spring Blossom Green Edge: 15,200 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] + Cadmium](https://i0.wp.com/tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Crazy-Daisy-Corelle-Spring-Blossom-Green-Vintage-Plate-Lead-Safe-Mama-4.jpg?fit=400%2C300&ssl=1 "Vintage Corelle Plate With Crazy Daisy Spring Blossom Green Edge: 15,200 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] + Cadmium")
Frankly - even though I know how bad this brand has rated (from a toxicant perspective) over the years [I’d estimate I have personally tested more than a thousand of their mugs for people over the past several years] - I am really shocked that brand-new 2019 Starbucks product has Lead at levels ...
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2018 Starbucks Brown Ceramic Mug: 513 ppm Lead in the brown glaze – inside and outside. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this 2018 brown-glazed Starbucks-brand mug (purchased new at a Starbucks store in Washington State in 2019) had the following readings:
On a part with just the brown glaze:Lead (Pb): 513 +/- 29 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,820 +/- 101 ppmOn the unglazed ...
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Lead Safe Mama’s Coming To Town…. Read this post to get on my January 2020 or April 2020 travel schedule!
Check out my travel calendars for January 2020 and April 2020 by scrolling to the bottom of this post.
To get on my schedule... Click here to read about community outreach events.
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Lead Safe Mama Site Stats Update: Just passed 4,300,000 unique all-time views on the LeadSafeMama blog!
... and it looks like we’ll definitely make it to 4,500,000 unique all-time views by New Year’s Eve 2019 (at the rate November 2019 is going, I actually expect to close out the month of November with just about 4,400,000... which may actually bring us closer to 4,600,000 unique all-time views by New ...
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Pfaltzgraff Made in USA Christmas Dish w/ Holly: 17,400 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 780 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
When tested with an XRF instrument this Pfaltzgraff (Made in USA) Christmas-themed dish (with Holly and Berries) had the following readings (please scroll down to see all of the images of the dish):
Plain white food surface of center of plate:Barium (Ba): 243 +/- 107 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 96 +/- ...
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Mikasa “Potters Art” Ben Seibel Country Cabin Design (Made in Japan) Ceramic Dish: 76 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Mikasa ceramic plate had the following readings (scroll down to see additional images):
Brown glazed ceramic center of food surface of dish:Lead (Pb): 48 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 251 +/- 62 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 32,200 +/- 900 ppm
Copper (Cu): 152 +/- ...
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Voss Glass Water Bottle (c. 2018): Non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony & Mercury!
This water bottle was sent to me by a reader in 2018 (Yes, I am that far behind in reporting test results! Sorry everyone.) It was likely manufactured in 2017 or 2018. It is my understanding that this is Voss brand water bottle without the label (some of these have a label that is a clear plastic ...
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Pink Plastic Magic Wand Party Favor: 155 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe for kids). Please avoid these and similar toys!
I have long recommended avoiding toys like this. They fall in line with Mardi Gras beads (you can see test results for some of those here). Inexpensive plastic items with sparkly / iridescent paint more-often-than-not has a least some Lead (although there are a lot of exceptions with brand ...
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Things From Canada – Defiant Doorknob Lock & Handle Set, Naples Collection: Lead Free in all accessible components.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Defiant Lockset (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
1) Main part of handle:Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / ...
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Things From Canada – Handmade Look Ceramic Mug: 28 +/- 12 ppm Lead in the substrate (safe by all standards!)
When tested with an XRF instrument the brown glazed mug pictured here (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
1) On a part with primarily brown glaze:Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative ...
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Things From Canada – Orange Mayfair & Jackson Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 249 ppm Cadmium (75 is illegal in Denmark)
When tested with an XRF instrument this orange and white "Mayfair & Jackson” ceramic mixing bowl (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
White glaze on the inside of the bowl:Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium ...
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