Mikasa "Potters Art” Ben Seibel Country Cabin Design (Made in Japan) Ceramic Dish: 76 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

When tested with an XRF instrument this Mikasa ceramic plate had the following readings (scroll down to see additional images):

Brown glazed ceramic center of food surface of dish:

Lead (Pb): 48 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 251 +/- 62 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 32,200 +/- 900 ppm
Copper (Cu): 152 +/- 46 ppm
Iron (Fe): 14,700 +/- 600 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 14,300 +/- 600 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 6,788 +/- 206 ppm

Orange glazed food surface edge of dish:

Lead (Pb): 57 +/- 15 ppm
Barium (Ba): 1,608 +/- 86 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 4,344 +/- 208 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 25,500 +/- 700 ppm
Iron (Fe): 10,500 +/- 500 ppm
Vanadium (V): 2,685 +/- 158 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 8,300 +/- 376 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 2,919 +/- 88 ppm

Logo area on back of dish:

Lead (Pb): 76 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 270 +/- 59 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 31,700 +/- 800 ppm
Copper (Cu): 153 +/- 44 ppm
Iron (Fe): 14,800 +/- 600 ppm
Vanadium (V): 254 +/- 105 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 14,600 +/- 600 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 6,742 +/- 193 ppm

To see more dishes I have tested, click here.

To see more Mikasa dishes I have tested, click here. Please note: many vintage Mikasa dishes are very high lead and I would not consider them safe to eat off of. As a result I would never recommend this brand (even if some examples of their products are Lead-safe or Lead-free.)

To see more “Made in Japan” products that I have tested, please click here.

To see the dishes I use in my home with my family – please click here.

Each test was done using a freshly calibrated XRF instrument in “consumer goods” mode. Testing was repeated on each component to confirm the results. Testing time for each component was for at least 60 seconds. Results are replicable, science-based and accurate. Metals not listed in the above test results set were not detected by the XRF when testing in consumer goods mode.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama