Made in USA Christmas Tree with Star by Ann Clark Cookie Cutters (from Sur La Table — Dec 2019): Lead-Free (99% iron)

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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times to confirm the test results for each component tested. Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February of 2023 (March 2023 print edition).

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Made in USA” Christmas tree cookie cutter (with a star on the top) sold at Sur La Table in December of 2019 had the following readings (after undergoing a 60-second test):

• Chromium (Cr): 671 +/- 100 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 6,483 +/- 207 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 986,000 +/- 1,800 ppm [98.6%]
• Titanium (Ti): 347 +/- 144 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 3,962 +/- 597 ppm

Here’s a link to this brand of cookie cutters on Amazon*: https://amzn.to/369M78M
And here are a few other seasonal choices:

• The exact Christmas tree with a star pictured here: https://amzn.to/2rghQGT
• Reindeer/ Santa/ snowman set: https://amzn.to/2RsxGc1
• Vintage truck with a Christmas tree: https://amzn.to/2Rv04dr
• Christmas ornament set: https://amzn.to/2OYYizM

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Point to note:

In the images above you can clearly see the modern construction with the rolled edge and tiny double spot welds (on the bottom of the tree). I have tested hundreds of cookie cutters with this construction and found it to be an indicator that they are Lead-free within the limit of detection of XRF technology (usually with a threshold of detection in the single digit parts per million). Bonus: There’s a large selection of this brand of cookie cutters for only $2.00 each at Sur La Table! (Although I would prefer folks not send their business to Sur La Table until they agree to stop making Leaded dishes, so check out the Ann Clark selection on Amazon for starters!)

Cookie cutters that may have Lead (and should be avoided) include:

• Vintage cookie cutters
• Welded cookie cutters with larger (usually silver gray) welds
• Copper cookie cutters with gray weld points
• Brass cookie cutters
• Painted cookie cutters (both vintage and new)
• Galvanized metal cookie cutters

Here are some additional links to learn more about the testing we conduct and report here on LeadSafeMama.com:

• To see more Sur La Table items we have tested, click here.
• To learn more about XRF testing, click here.
• To see more “Made in USA” items, click here.

As always, thank you for reading and sharing this work. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama     

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