Functional Ceramic Christmas Snowman Teapot: 30,200 ppm Lead

 

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This little Christmas snowman teapot tested positive for Lead (Pb) at 30,200 +/- 900 ppm.
The year of manufacture is unknown. This item was tested in 2018 with an XRF instrument.

Full XRF Reading (Toxicants):

• Lead (Pb): 30,200 +/- 900 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (ND/negative)
• Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (ND/negative)
• Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (ND/negative)

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For context: Current standards state that the amount of Lead considered toxic in an item intended to be used by children is 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the glaze or coating and 100 ppm Lead (or higher) in the substrate (in the case of teapots or mugs, this would mean the base ceramic).

It’s hard to imagine that this little teapot was not intended for use by children.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

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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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