Washington Fresh Breeze Organic Glass Reusable Stan Pac Milk Bottle with Blue Lead Paint: 13,400 ppm Lead + 193 ppm Cadmium.
When tested with an XRF instrument the blue paint on this milk bottle had the following readings:
When tested with an XRF instrument the blue paint on this milk bottle had the following readings:- Lead (Pb): 13,400 +/- 100 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 193 +/- 5 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): 14 +/- 8 ppm
- Bromine (Br): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Iron (Fe): 190 +/- 40 ppm
- Cobalt (Co): 4,126 +/- 82 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 48 +/- 7 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 5,857 +/- 481 ppm
- Indium (In): 5 +/- 3 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 9 +/- 4 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 212 +/- 29 ppm
- Gold (Au): 50 +/- 11 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
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Would it be a danger if the glass has lead to touch it? Or is the only danger the paint? Thank you for posting, I have had that milk and had no idea.
The linked post at the bottom of the post discusses the issue at length.
You might also find this post helpful: https://tamararubin.com/2020/07/if-the-lead-is-only-on-the-outside-of-my-dish-measuring-cup-mixing-bowl-etc-why-does-it-matter-that-it-has-lead/