2015 double wall ceramic Starbucks travel coffee cup: 53 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Note: cup broke in shipping!
Note: cup broke in shipping!Reading on green outside Starbucks logo:
- Lead (Pb): 53 +/- 33 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 16,700 +/- 800 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 14,600 +/- 500 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 1,283 +/- 137 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 169 +/- 82 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 708 +/- 236 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 149 +/- 45 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 996 +/- 309 ppm
Reading on white glazed interior of cup:
- Barium (Ba): 24,900 +/- 1,200 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 114 +/- 65 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 1,108 +/- 146 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 124 +/- 45 ppm
Reading on white unglazed exterior of interior insert of cup:
- Lead (Pb): 41 +/- 17 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 62 +/- 26 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 8,682 +/- 405 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 88 +/- 56 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 59 +/- 39 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 1,211 +/- 145 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 209 +/- 29 ppm
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Thanks for this info I have one of these ceramic Starbucks cups and use it every night at work for coffee….. I never even thought about heavy metal poisoning until today when I remember something from when I was younger in reference to ceramic mugs “if it’s dark it’s got lead, the darker it is the heavier the amount of lead and you don’t want to use it for hot drinks “ I appreciate the information you’re providing here thank you!
We have tested different versions of these – some are very high lead – so it is hit or miss – see this link:
https://tamararubin.com/2017/02/2011-white-ceramic-lined-stainless-steel-starbucks-coffee-travel-mug-63549-ppm-lead-for-context-90-ppm-lead-is-unsafe-in-childrens-items/
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