This ceramic crock pot liner and lid is from a Hamilton Beach “Stay or Go” model crock pot / slow cooker.
The black ceramic component (the liner / vessel that holds the food) tested negative for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument.
The white writing on the lid (the logo area), however tested positive for a high level of lead, as much similar white (or red) writing does on this sort of item. The logo was positive for 9,866 ppm Lead.
This product was relatively new when tested in 2014, although I do not know the exact year of manufacture. As lead content in painted decorations and logos like this is not regulated for this type of item, I would assume that the company is still likely using leaded paint for their logos.
What can you do if you have a logo like this on a piece of kitchen equipment?
- Notice if the paint on your logo is wearing.
- Consider hand washing the lid instead of putting it in the machine.
- Do not use abrasives to clean the lid.
- Contact the manufacturer and ask them to stop using lead paint on the logos and decorative elements of their products!
- Ask the manufacturer for a lead-free replacement component
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Is there a way to safely remove the logo?
I have not tried. You might try paint thinner, although I don’t know if it will work. Or you could also try acetone.
Have you tested one of these recently? I see the one you tested was from 2014. I want to buy a lead free slow cooker, so I like the fact that the actual crock contains no lead. The pictures on amazon don’t appear to have the logo on the glass anymore. However, I’m just wondering if they’ve changed the way they make the crock, and wondering if the new ones contain lead inside.
Hi Anna,
Since I don’t generally recommend these things (and I don’t use one in my home) I haven’t tested many of these that are brand new – although there is video of testing from Walmart that you might want to watch: https://tamararubin.com/2017/06/crockpots/
Here’s a link about how to participate in the testing I do (it is a collaborative effort with my readers and I test things they send me to test – in most cases): https://tamararubin.com/2017/07/subscribe-in-support-of-my-advocacy-work-you-can-become-eligible-to-send-in-a-box-of-your-things-for-testing/
Thanks for commenting.
Tamara
Hello. Can you please clarify your reply to Anna. Do you mean you don’t generally recommend slow cookers in general, or the ones with lead paint in the logo? I have one of these slow cookers. Did you test the black logo on the shell or the white markings on the dial? These are the areas where we have wear. Thank you!
360 cookware makes a stainless steel slow cooker. It’s pricey but if you cook a lot in a crock pot, it’s worth the money I think. I bought one after reading your opinion as I do think high grade stainless is safest option.