Multi-colored plastic toy frying pan: Non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Antimony & Mercury.

When tested with an XRF instrument (for repeated 60-second / 1-minute tests) this plastic toy frying pan had the following set of readings (below):

Green Plastic Knob

Copper (Cu): 12 +/- 7 ppm
Iron (Fe): 99 +/- 17 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 883 +/- 203 ppm

Orange Plastic Handle

Zinc (Zn): 38 +/- 7 ppm
Copper (Cu): 15 +/- 10 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 13 +/- 7 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 997 +/- 223 ppm

Pink Plastic Lid

Arsenic (As): 4 +/- 2 ppm
Iron (Fe): 36 +/- 16 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,428 +/- 237 ppm

Blue Plastic of Pan

Copper (Cu): 283 +/- 20 ppm
Iron (Fe): 61 +/- 21 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,390 +/- 337 ppm

Metal Screws
The screws are smaller than the scope of the XRF so the reading is also including some of the surrounding orange plastic.

Barium (Ba): 113 +/- 54 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 10,200 +/- 100 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 40 +/- 13 ppm
Copper (Cu): 767 +/- 36 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 343 +/- 24 ppm
Iron (Fe): 34,800 +/- 400 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 243 +/- 105 ppm

This toy was negative (non-detect) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Antimony in all components.

The Arsenic level (found only in the pink plastic) was very low and only detected at some spots within the lid of the toy. In a case like this I would expect any Arsenic (especially at this trace level) to be bound within the plastic. I would also want to confirm this level is present by doing digestive sampling of the piece prior to making a final determination about the presence of Arsenic (again, given the level is so low.)

I would not have a problem with my child playing with this toy, especially since it is not a toy that a child is likely to put in their mouth.

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Tamara Rubin
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