Square ceramic Parker & Jane plate [Made in China] with dark red flower: 76 ppm Lead + 209 ppm Cadmium.

When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Parker & Jane” Ceramic Plate (Made In China) with a red flower design on it, had the following readings (8 separate specific components were tested):

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1) Brown/Black back of dish – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 48 +/- 11 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 508 +/- 40 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 71 +/- 28 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 60,300 +/- 1,300 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 30 +/- 9 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 96 +/- 27 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 315 +/- 47 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 10,600 +/- 500 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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2) Dark red of flower on food surface of the dish – image above:

• Cadmium (Cd): 209 +/- 16 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 28,800 +/- 800 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 154 +/- 46 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 18,700 +/- 700 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 71 +/- 29 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 162 +/- 44 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 5,544 +/- 168 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 3,361 +/- 346 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Lead, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

3) White glazed areas on food surface of the dish – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 28 +/- 8 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 47,300 +/- 800 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 6,027 +/- 220 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 11,200 +/- 400 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 304 +/- 95 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 1,695 +/- 172 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

4) Black glazed area on the food surface of dish – flower design outlines:

• Lead (Pb): 76 +/- 14 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 4,982 +/- 177 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 51,300 +/- 1,300 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 183 +/- 37 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 1,312 +/- 91 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 7,338 +/- 443 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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5) Green glazed area on the food surface of dish / leaf – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 51 +/- 14 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 18,500 +/- 500 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 220 +/- 45 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 23,800 +/- 700 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 426 +/- 53 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 1,068 +/- 95 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 5,673 +/- 153 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 196 +/- 92 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 4,489 +/- 365 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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6) Area with yellow glazed dots in the center of the flower on the food surface of dish – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 30 +/- 14 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 56 +/- 9 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 428 +/- 57 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 9,320 +/- 304 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 135 +/- 41 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 32,300 +/- 1,000 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 908 +/- 73 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 2,166 +/- 136 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 3,750 +/- 107 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 5,381 +/- 418 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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7) Logo area on the back of the dish – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 31 +/- 11 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 18 +/- 7 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 518 +/- 46 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 93 +/- 34 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 60,800 +/- 1,500 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 22 +/- 10 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 217 +/- 56 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 4,425 +/- 204 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 10,100 +/- 500 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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8) Unglazed ceramic rim on the back of the dish – image above:

• Lead (Pb): 48 +/- 12 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 1,043 +/- 64 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 17,800 +/- 600 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 54 +/- 12 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 102 +/- 26 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 1,276 +/- 79 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 1,982 +/- 270 ppm
• Negative/Non-Detect for: Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony

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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 sets were not detected by the XRF when testing in Consumer Goods mode.

The Lead level on this dish is safe by all current federal standards (under 90 ppm Lead in the paint, glaze or coating is considered safe for items intended for use by children – for example.) The Cadmium level is low compared to other items like this that I have tested. To read more about Cadmium standards, click here.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama