2018 Dollar Tree Rachael Ray Orange “Double Ridge” Ceramic Plate: 985 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)

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2018 Dollar Tree Rachael Ray Double Ridge Orange Glazed Ceramic Plate
Made in China

For exact XRF test results, please scroll down.

To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE.

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UPDATE: Too funny! You can buy a set of four of these on Amazon for $38 OR spend $4 for the same set of four at the Dollar Tree! LOL. Here’s an Aflink just to share how ridiculous this is: https://amzn.to/2QII7rZ.

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People often express concern for products from the Dollar (type) stores (like Dollar Tree, Dollar Store, Dollar General, or the 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).

In spite of the Dollar Tree doing better in the “Lead” area, it seems like quite a few of their red and orange glazed ceramic products do have high levels of Cadmium.

To see more items from Dollar Tree (and related stores) that I have tested already, click HERE.

Below are the full XRF test results. Both tests were completed for at least 60 seconds.

Food Surface of Plate (first image above):
3-minute reading (180 seconds)

• Lead (Pb): Negative / Non-Detect
• Cadmium (Cd): 778 +/- 26 ppm
• Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect
• Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect
• Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect
• Selenium (Se): Negative / Non-Detect
• Chromium (Cr): Negative / Non-Detect
• Barium (Ba): Negative / Non-Detect
• Zinc (Zn): 24,800 +/- 500 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 385 +/- 39 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 1,511 +/- 131 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): Negative / Non-Detect
• Vanadium (V): 95 +/- 18 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 167 +/- 26 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 17,400 +/- 300 ppm
• Magnesium (Mn): Negative / Non-Detect
• Cobalt (Co): Negative / Non-Detect
• Platinum (Pt): Negative / Non-Detect

Please continue reading below the images.

Black Logo Area on Back of Plate (image above):

• Lead (Pb): Negative / Non-Detect
• Cadmium (Cd): 985 +/- 57 ppm
• Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect
• Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect
• Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect
• Selenium (Se): Negative / Non-Detect
• Barium (Ba): Negative / Non-Detect
• Chromium (Cr): Negative / Non-Detect
• Zinc (Zn): 25,900 +/- 900 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 396 +/- 71 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): Negative / Non-Detect
• Iron (Fe): 1,406 +/- 232 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): Negative / Non-Detect
• Vanadium (V): Negative / Non-Detect
• Titanium (Ti): Negative / Non-Detect
• Zirconium (Zr): 20,500 +/- 700 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): Negative / Non-Detect
• Magnesium (Mn): Negative / Non-Detect
• Platinum (Pt): 296 +/- 141 ppm

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

Click HERE to learn more about Cadmium toxicity. Cadmium is a known carcinogen. In spite of regulatory loopholes that allow for Cadmium to be present in dishes and cookware, it is my opinion that Cadmium does not belong anywhere in our cookware or kitchen environment.

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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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