Dollar Tree Store (Spring 2019) Mardi Gras Beads: Lead Free, Cadmium Free, Mercury Free & Arsenic Free (and just $1)
Continue reading below each photo of the different color beads to see the full XRF test results for that color bead.
I often share that because the Dollar stores (Dollar Tree, Dollar General, etc.) have had so many violations in the past they are actually doing a good job of keeping Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic out of a lot of their products! This is yet another example of that.
To see more Mardi Gras beads I have tested, click here.
I do have concerns for the presence of Antimony in these beads (it is in some of the colors, not all) – even though the levels are relatively low (especially for something a child might put in their mouth), so you may want to research that concern prior to giving these to a small child to play with (see Antimony levels for each color bead in the reading set below the image of that color bead).
When tested with an XRF instrument for a minimum of 30 seconds the beads pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected):
Green Plastic Beads:
- Antimony (Sb): 93 +/- 30 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 287 +/- 9 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 102 +/- 11 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 27 +/- 13 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 50 +/- 22 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 552 +/- 282 ppm
Red Plastic Beads:
- Chromium (Cr): 117 +/- 53 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 51 +/- 30 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 115 +/- 5 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 94 +/- 11 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 33 +/- 12 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 40 +/- 21 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 505 +/- 272 ppm
Purple Plastic Beads:
- Bromine (Br): 61 +/- 4 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 94 +/- 11 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 19 +/- 11 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 58 +/- 23 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 445 +/- 278 ppm
Pink Plastic Beads:
- Barium (Ba): 281 +/- 123 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 51 +/- 29 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 120 +/- 6 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 81 +/- 10 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 30 +/- 12 ppm
Blue Plastic Beads:
- Bromine (Br): 125 +/- 6 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 84 +/- 11 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 38 +/- 12 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 45 +/- 22 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 641 +/- 293 ppm
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
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