Bare metal Patron Tequila hand juicer: 853 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Please don’t use this type of citrus press.

Bare metal Patron Tequila citrus press / hand juicer.

When tested with an XRF instrument this Patron Tequila hand juicer  / citrus juicer / lemon squeezer (or I guess it would be a lime squeezer? because… tequila!?) had the following readings:

• Lead (Pb): 853 +/- 46 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 454 +/- 117 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 213 +/- 21 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 8,896 +/- 299 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 21,200 +/- 600 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 721 +/- 96 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 9,493 +/- 453 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 204 +/- 49 ppm
• Silver (Ag): 20 +/- 7 ppm
• Platinium (Pt): 186 +/- 87 ppm
• Magnesium (Mn): 2,556 +/- 324 ppm

This piece was negative for Arsenic, Cadmium and Mercury (if a metal is not listed above it was not detected.).

Most juicers like this that I have tested have been positive for high levels of Lead. Click HERE to see a few more examples. Because these items are frequently subjected to the acids of citrus juices in normal expected use of the item, I am not comfortable with the levels of Lead I have found in nearly every example of one these (except all-stainless ones.) As a result I recommend avoiding this type of hand juicer/ lemon squeezer (even if it has a paint or coating that is in good shape.)

For context: the amount of Lead that is considered toxic in the paint or coating of a modern item manufactured and intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint or coating and anything 100 ppm Lead (or higher) in the substrate.

Dishware and cookware (including things like juicers) are not generally regulated for total Lead content as detectable with an XRF instrument.

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• Here’s a link* to a #LeadFree juicer I like.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

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