Noritake Stoneware, Made in Indonesia, Madera Ivory plate.
ND (negative/ non-detect) for lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium.
Tested with an XRF instrument.
Please note: most vintage/ older Noritake I have tested has been positive for unsafe levels of lead. This is a newer dish. I will add the year of manufacture as soon as I have that information.
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I have a 12 place setting set of Noritake Progression China, Blue Moon pattern, from 1974. (see link below) It’s all I have used for 45 years.
I live in Canada, so sending you a piece to test would be expensive, and impractical. Have you tested any of this Progression series, or Noritake from this time frame?
Thank you so much,
Janet Matthews
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We have the same Blue Moon stoneware set. We bought from Goodwill in 2017 used, right around the time our son developed PANDAS which is an autoimmune disorder. I would love to donate and send you a dinner plate for testing. I am not at all assuming presence of lead caused his disorder, but you never know. Thank you!
Hi Brian,
Thank you for commenting. Here’s the link about sending an item in to be reported on the blog: https://tamararubin.com/2019/08/tamara-can-i-send-you-one-of-my-dishes-to-test-for-lead/
Tamara
Hi Janet, I have exactly the same dinnerware. I purchased it in 1973. Did you ever find out the answer to your question? Thank you, Rhonda
Have you ever tested Noritake color wear or stone wear?
Also curious on Nortiake Colorwave stoneware series. Thanks so much for all you do for your community!
When you say vintage/older Noritake dishes what year are you referring to for the unsafe dishes?
Hi Lee,
In general “vintage” means 20+ years old, however I have consistently been finding dishes with high levels of Lead through today. I don’t believe I have tested any newer Noritake examples so I don’t have specific context or advice as to when they may have stopped using Lead in their dishes.
Here’s my post that discusses the definition of Vintage:
https://tamararubin.com/2020/03/what-is-vintage-what-is-antique-some-definitions-to-help-you-determine-if-your-cherished-items-are-likely-to-be-toxic-or-not/
Here’s the Noritake category on the website:
https://tamararubin.com/category/noritake/
Per this post – I always recommending comparing the examples on this site to your dishes using a handful of markers to determine if the lead levels are similar (if I have not tested your exact dishes)… color, age, style and backmark design.
https://tamararubin.com/2022/05/why-i-do-the-consumer-goods-testing-i-do-why-you-cannot-do-this-at-home/
Also – here’s my article about how to participate in this work (if you would like to send something in for testing):
https://tamararubin.com/2019/08/tamara-can-i-send-you-one-of-my-dishes-to-test-for-lead/
You might also find this FAQ post helpful:
https://tamararubin.com/2022/03/faqs-answers-to-the-15-most-asked-lead-safe-mama-questions-about-vintage-dishes-antiques-and-other-collectables/
Thank you for commenting.
Tamara
I had this exact dishes. I bought them in 2006 btw so not very new.
Glad to hear they were safe.