Pioneer Woman Floral Bursts/ Red Dipping Bowl: As high as 744 ppm Lead

Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman
“Floral Bursts” Red Dipping Bowl pictured here.

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Exterior Reddish-Orange Flowers
(based on a minute reading):

Lead (Pb): 560 +/- 39 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 287 +/- 18 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Barium (Ba): 357 +/- 61 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Antimony (Sb): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Selenium (Se): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Zinc (Zn): 19,400 +/- 600 ppm
Copper (Cu): 254 +/- 50 ppm
Nickel (Ni): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Iron (Fe): 1,294 +/- 184 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Vanadium (V): 639 +/- 67 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,383 +/- 117 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 6,170 +/- 180 ppm

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Inside Red of Bowl (image above)
(based on a one minute reading):

Lead (Pb): 254 +/- 31 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 378 +/- 23 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Barium (Ba): 693 +/- 72 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Antimony (Sb): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Selenium (Se): 131 +/- 26 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 5,460 +/- 217 ppm
Copper (Cu): 331 +/- 57 ppm
Nickel (Ni): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Iron (Fe): 1,597 +/- 220 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 71 +/- 19 ppm
Vanadium (V): 1,633 +/- 102 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,129 +/- 182 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 10,700 +/- 300 ppm

Black and White Logo on Bottom (image above)
(based on a minute reading):

Lead (Pb): 744 +/- 41 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 70 +/- 10 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Barium (Ba): 321 +/- 55 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 5,310 +/- 225 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Selenium (Se): Negative /Non-Detect (nd)
Zinc (Zn): 21,900 +/- 600 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 907 +/- 101 ppm
Iron (Fe): 5,072 +/- 316 ppm
Vanadium (V): 763 +/- 79 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,499 +/- 130 ppm
Indium (In): 27 +/- 12 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 1,437 +/- 154 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 853 +/- 276 ppm

To see the readings for this dipping bowl in other colors/ other patterns, click HERE.

The amount of Lead considered toxic in an item manufactured and intended to be used by children is anything 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the glaze, paint, or coating. While these items are not marketed for use by children, with their bright colors and diminutive size, one could easily see that a parent might give them to their child to play with.

Given these are newly manufactured and likely leach-tested, I do not have an immediate Lead-poisoning concern with a dish like this. I do have concerns, however, for the impact of these levels of toxicants with potential long term use and heavy wear. I also have concerns that these toxicants (Lead and Cadmium) are being used as glaze ingredients at all. Click HERE to read more about these concerns.

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Tamara Rubin
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