2018 Dollar Store Red Glass Mason Jar Coffee Mug: 11 ppm Cadmium

 

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2018 Dollar Tree Red Christmas Mason Jar Glass.
By Greenbrier International, Inc.
Made in China.

For exact XRF test results, scroll down.

To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE.

As many red-colored items are, this mug is positive for a trace level of Cadmium. This level of Cadmium is considered safe by all standards (under the most strict standard for Cadmium toxicity of 40 ppm). Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

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From Wikipedia:

“The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified cadmium and cadmium compounds as carcinogenic to humans.” (LINK.)

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To learn more about concerns for Cadmium toxicity, click HERE.

While this product does test positive for Cadmium, it is negative for Lead! (#SilverLining?)

People often express concern for products from the Dollar (type) stores (Dollar Tree, Dollar Store, Dollar General, 99cent Store), and usually, I explain to them that BECAUSE these types of stores were cited for several significant Lead-violations years ago, in my experience the products they sell have become much safer in recent years (if only from a Lead perspective).

Colored glass is almost always positive for trace levels of Lead or Cadmium. “Trace” in this instance means very low levels.

For help choosing a Cadmium-free/ Lead-free mug, click HERE.

To see more items from Dollar Tree Stores that we have tested already, click HERE.

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This XRF test was conducted for 180 seconds (3 minutes).

Red Glass:

• Lead (Pb): Negative / Non-Detect
• Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 4 ppm
• Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect
• Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect
• Antimony (Sb): 30 +/- 10 ppm
• Selenium (Se): Negative / Non-Detect
• Chromium (Cr): Negative / Non-Detect
• Barium (Ba): 182 +/- 26 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 23 +/- 9 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 40 +/- 19 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 378 +/- 74 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 25 +/- 6 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 257 +/- 19 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 289 +/- 24 ppm
• Indium (In): 19 +/- 6 ppm
• Palladium (Pd): 5 +/- 2 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): Negative / Non-Detect
• Magnesium (Mn): Negative / Non-Detect
• Zirconium (Zr): Negative / Non-Detect
• Platinum (Pt): Negative / Non-Detect

To see more mugs we have tested, click HERE.

To see more Christmas items we have tested, click HERE.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

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If you want to donate to help with this kind of testing (where we buy stuff new at a store to test), you can “Chip-In” (via PayPal or with a credit card) by clicking HERE or you can contribute on GoFundME (LINKED here). As an example, this Dollar Tree store trip cost me about $60, including the stuff and the transportation, but not including the cost of testing and childcare.

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

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For those new to this website:

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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