Newish! (tested in July of 2014) orange painted “Michael Graves” metal hand juicer. Positive for Lead at 429 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument.
Most of the juicers like this that I have tested have been positive for high levels of lead. Click HERE to see a few more examples.
For context: the amount of lead that is considered toxic in the paint or coating of a modern item manufactured and intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher (and anything 100 ppm lead or higher in the substrate.) Dishware (including things like juicers) is not generally regulated for total lead content as detectable with an XRF instrument.
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Here’s a link* to a #LeadFree juicer I like.
Here’s another good choice too!
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
Have you found one of these juicers that doesn’t contain lead. I threw out my green one already.
I have not. All of the juicers like this that I have tested, even brand new ones purchased in the last year, have tested positive for lead.
Thank you for your post! I’m very concerned because I have that same juicer and the handle broke which the paint chipped off. Have you contacted Micheal Graves manufacturer of that same product?
I have not contacted them. However if you do contact them please feel free to share my link with them and if they have questions I would be happy to answer them.
Tamara
I just connected the Prop 65 warning on a similar citrus juicer I purchased last year with the reason for the warning: lead. Because I hadn’t read much about lead when I bought that, I couldn’t fathom why it would have the warning on it (formaldehyde? asbestos?) until reading this. My original guesses were off-the-mark enough that it’s almost funny. Thank you for testing it.