Decorated (painted) metal chopsticks. Year unknown. Tested with an XRF instrument. Non-detect for Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd.)
It did not come up with an automatic stainless steel reading (meaning it is not a common stainless steel formulation), so to note… it also had 148,800 ppm Chromium (Cr), 9,052 ppm Nickel (Ni), 14, 700 ppm Copper (Cu), and 703,500 ppm Iron (Fe) – all commonly found in Stainless Steel in various combinations.
The paint on these is wearing so I can see why they would have been a concern, however this sort of thing is generally a good choice (unpainted preferred!) As a matter of fact I have several sets of these in my home (unpainted!) I think these are a great option for chopsticks in general, plus some wood chopsticks have been found to be painted with lead paint or treated with other leaded substances as preservatives.
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Hi Tamara, could you tell me what chopsticks you use everyday?
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