Things From Canada – Pfaltzgraff Everyday “Owl Love You Forever” Mug: 38 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

When tested with an XRF instrument this Pfaltzgraff Everyday “Owl Love You Forever” mug (sent to me from a reader in Canada in 2019) had the following readings:

On the exterior decorated surface of the mug
Specifically focused on the owl’s belly
(45+ second reading):

• Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
• Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
• Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
• Barium (Ba): Non-Detect / Negative
• Chromium (Cr):1,167 +/- 151 ppm
• Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
• Selenium (Se): Non-Detect / Negative

On the interior (white colored) glazed surface of the mug
(45+ second reading):

• Lead (Pb): 38 +/- 12 ppm [SAFE by ALL STANDARDS]
• Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
• Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
• Barium (Ba): Non-Detect / Negative
• Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
• Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
• Selenium (Se): Non-Detect / Negative

Some additional related reading:

• To see more mugs I have tested, click here.
• To see more items from Canada that I have tested, click here.
• To see more Pfaltzgraff pieces I have tested, click here.
• To learn more about XRF testing, click here.

Test results reported on this blog are accurate, science-based and replicable. Components are tested multiple times to confirm the results and, when possible, one set of the testing results per component is reported here on the blog for each component of the item. Testing is done using a freshly calibrated XRF instrument in “Consumer Goods Mode.” In the case of a mug this generally means the components tests are the inside of the mug and the outside of the mug. In a mug with a white background or separate white colored interior the white area is always tested separate from the design.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for reading and for sharing my posts.

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama