When tested with an XRF instrument (60 second readings) this Casual Images by Lenox (in the Rose Garden Pattern) china had the following readings:
On the center of the food surface of the plate:
- Copper (Cu): 188 +/- 48 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 934 +/- 207 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 40 +/- 16 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 8,733 +/- 255 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 160 +/- 52 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 3,359 +/- 417 ppm
On the floral pattern on the edge of the plate*.
- Lead (Pb): 20,800 +/- 500 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 137 +/- 15 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 456 +/- 106 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 276 +/- 26 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 1,616 +/- 96 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 107 +/- 43 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 1,598 +/- 219 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 444 +/- 50 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 373 +/- 56 ppm
- Silver (Ag): 35 +/- 8 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 5,091 +/- 165 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 398 +/- 116 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 1,292 +/- 292 ppm
*This is super interesting given the decorations are done in the United States but the dish is made in Japan – and only the decorations are Leaded!
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Tamara Rubin
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I have this china. The floral design is in the centers of the bowls and salad plates. I frequently transfer frozen bowl-shaped entrees into my bowls for microwave heating to avoid leaching plastic from the original containers. Now I wonder if I’ve been leaching lead and cadmium into my food instead!
Thank you for your very informative website!