Pampered Chef Baking Tray, c. 2013:
24 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
This is considered safe by all standards.
The amount of lead that is regulated and considered unsafe in items manufactured and intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint or coating (or 100 ppm Lead or higher in the substrate.)
Most of the Pampered Chef items I have tested have been negative for Lead, so I was surprised to find even any trace of Lead in this pan.
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Is this one a baking stone? Is it from a certain year by chance? Ty!!
I now see the year but would love to know if it’s baking stone 🙂
This is a baking stone, the large sheet pan to be exact.
Thank you, Tamara.
You are very welcome!
I see the comment “This is a baking stone, the large sheet pan to be exact.” I’m perplexed. A baking stone and a sheet pan are two different things. The picture looks like a pan. Tamara…have you tested any “baking stones?”
I think this is a stone pan – I will update the post (I will check with the owner!) Thanks for the heads up.
Have you tested the rockcroc cookwear?
I’m curious about this as well. I was told by pampered chef that the clay does have traces of lead that are naturally occurring in clay. They also use this clay as part of the glazing process for the rockcrok. They said yes it could contain traces of lead on the cooking surface as well….. but they said it would be within safe limits ♀️ . I’m curious if you test it, what the actual numbers are.
They also discussed with me the enameled cast iron, and it has “safe limits” of lead and cadmium on the inside and outside of their enameled cast iron.
Hi, my daughter is hooked on your website and so I am looking at it as well! I just got a new pampered chef pan and I really love it so I was looking on your website about pampered Chef glad to see that they’re relatively harmless as far as manufacturing things for us to use in our kitchens but this pan is amazing and I’m gonna be so sad if it’s not safe. It’s a newer no stick version of a pan and I was wondering if you’ve reviewed any of the newer ones that have come out on their website in the last year or two?
Hi Judy –
Welcome! I haven’t tested any of their newer pieces -sorry about that!
Here’s how to participate in the testing we do here:
https://tamararubin.com/2019/08/tamara-can-i-send-you-one-of-my-dishes-to-test-for-lead/
Tamara