Farberware Orchard China: 11,400 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is considered unsafe for kids.

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings:

Test on white center of food surface of dish:

• Lead (Pb): 90 +/- 17 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 101 +/- 18 ppm
• Zinc (Zn):8,602 +/- 288 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 2,171 +/- 230 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 102 +/- 35 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 509 +/- 71 ppm

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Test on yellow fruit on food surface:

• Lead (Pb): 8,697 +/- 279 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 1,083 +/- 109 ppm
• Antimony (Sb): 131 +/- 18 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 44 +/- 15 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 6,789 +/- 248 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 2,616 +/- 260 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 462 +/- 82 ppm

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Test on purple fruit on food surface:
(other colors tested similarly)

• Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 400 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 154 +/- 64 ppm
• Silver (Ag): 15 +/- 6 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 244 +/- 103 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 4,194 +/- 178 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 2,981 +/- 224 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 1,492 +/- 214 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 115 +/- 39 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 361 +/- 67 ppm

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama