To see more pieces from this Beatrix Potter set that Lead Safe Mama has tested, click HERE.
Wedgwood Peter Rabbit bowl c. 1970
59,300 ppm Lead & 10,900 ppm Arsenic
Made in England
These levels were found after testing conducted with an XRF instrument in consumer goods mode.
To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE.
It would be illegal to manufacture a baby plate with Lead levels like this today. Modern/ newly-manufactured items manufactured and intended to be used for children (and sold today) must be under 90 ppm Lead in the coatings and under 100 ppm Lead in the substrate. Unfortunately, many people have held onto these vintage Wedgwood Peter Rabbit dishes to pass down to their children and grandchildren. I would highly advise against this. Wedgwood also makes a new/ modern version of this piece that is, in fact, Lead-free.
Here are some better (Lead-free) choices you can purchase today on Amazon:*
The Modern Peter Rabbit set by Wedgwood: $36.10
The Modern Peter Rabbit set (blue): $46.50
Modern Peter Rabbit Children’s tea set: $84.99
Do NOT buy these things second-hand. Only the new ones are Lead-free.
To see the #LeadFree dishes I use in my home, click here.
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here.
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Thank you for reading and for sharing this work. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times to confirm the test results for each component tested. Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February of 2023 (March 2023 print edition).
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