Target Threshold Small Orange Stoneware Dish: 384 ppm Cadmium + 108 ppm Lead.

When tested with an XRF instrument the orange and white Threshold brand dish (from Target) pictured here had the following readings:

Test focused on area of dish with orange glaze:
(this glaze is inside and outside of dish & had similar readings in both locations.)

Cadmium (Cd): 384 +/- 25 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,040 +/- 122 ppm
Selenium (Se): 126 +/- 21 ppm
Copper (Cu): 296 +/- 59 ppm
Iron (Fe): 3,231 +/- 311 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 66 +/- 20 ppm
Vanadium (V): 2,121 +/- 119 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4.567 +/- 240 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 16,800 +/- 500 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 220 +/- 61 ppm

Test focused on area of dish with orange and white patterned surface:
(readings on bottom over logo were similar for Lead and Cadmium content)

Lead (Pb): 67 +/- 17 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 54 +/- 9 ppm
Barium (Ba): 709 +/- 62 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 83 +/- 23 ppm
Copper (Cu): 254 +/- 48 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,841 +/- 260 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 80 +/- 16 ppm
Vanadium (V): 1,722 +/- 97 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,702 +/- 190 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 6,054 +/- 166 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 118 +/- 47 ppm

Base ceramic/ stoneware, test focused on raised unglazed rim of bottom:

Lead (Pb): 108 +/- 18 ppm
Barium (Ba): 475 +/- 54 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 253 +/- 35 ppm
Copper (Cu): 224 +/- 46 ppm
Iron (Fe): 4,580 +/- 318 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 121 +/- 18 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 3,149 +/- 88 ppm

Metals not detected by the XRF in “Consumer Goods” mode are not listed. Tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds each to confirm the reading. Results are science-based and replicable and conducted with a Niton XL3T XRF in “Consumer Goods” mode.

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Tamara Rubin
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