Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!

When tested with an XRF instrument the decorative / ornamental plaster pumpkin pictured here had the following readings:

With XRF focused on the white surface of the pumpkin
60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results

• Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm
• Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 2 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 122,300 +/- 3,100 ppm

With XRF focused on the unpainted white plaster base of the pumpkin
60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results

• Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 4 ppm
• Bromine (Br): 7 +/- 2 ppm
• Palladium (Pd): 5 +/- 2 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 648 +/- 106 ppm
• Indium (In): 19 +/- 6 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 81,100 +/- 2,200 ppm

With XRF focused on the golden stem of the pumpkin.
60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results

• Bromine (Br): 8 +/- 2 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 655 +/- 108 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 57,700 +/- 1,700 ppm

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama