2018 Munchkin Brand Stainless Steel Bottle Brush: Lead Free
Here’s a link to this product on Amazon.*
This 2018 Munchkin Brand Stainless Steel Bottle Brush had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument (all tests done for a minimum of 60 seconds):
1.) Brush Component:
(bristles against hard plastic substrate)
- Barium (Ba): 285 +/- 101 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 3 +/- 2 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 303 +/- 13 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 250 +/- 14 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 763 +/- 227 ppm
2.) White Silicone Area – image above:
(suction cup at base)
- Zinc (Zn): 12 +/- 5 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 23 +/- 14 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,960 +/- 264 ppm
3.) Gray Silicone Area – image above:
(nipple brush in base)
- Barium (Ba): 202 +/- 129 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 50 +/- 20 ppm
4.) White Hard Plastic Substrate:
(tested on nipple brush in base)
- Zinc (Zn): 118 +/- 9 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 6,104 +/- 320 ppm
5.) Stainless Handle:
(stainless 304)
- Chromium (Cr): 153,600 +/- 1,100 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 3,492 +/- 514 ppm
- Nickel (Ni): 91,400 +/- 1,700 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 739,600 +/- 2,400 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 556 +/- 181 ppm
- Cobalt (Co): 4,447 +/- 1,442
- Magnesium (Mn): 8,993 +/- 1,211 ppm
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6.) Logo Area on Stainless Handle:
(stainless 304)
- Chromium (Cr): 152,500 +/- 1,100 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 42 +/- 18 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 3,987 +/- 521 ppm
- Nickel (Ni): 89,800 +/- 1,700 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 739,500 +/- 2,400 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 566 +/- 177 ppm
- Cobalt (Co): 3,230 +/- 1,421
- Magnesium (Mn): 9,306 +/- 1,205 ppm
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for reading and for sharing my posts.
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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Have you tested the haakaa silicone bottle brush? After finding your page, I’m not concerned it could have lead and/or cadmium.
Thank you for all of you work.