Zinc + Copper based decorative measuring spoons. They LOOK toxic but they are not!

Here’s the general introduction I provide on a lot of my posts, for those who may be new to my work (or have possibly “stumbled upon” my work – while just casually browsing, or conducting more serious research):

Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for metallic toxicants (including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic). To read more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this blog, please click this link.

Test result sample set for the spoons pictured
100-second test

• Lead (Pb): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Nickel (Ni): 83 +/- 31 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 471,200 +/- 600 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 527,500 +/- 700 ppm
• Nb: 690 +/- 31 ppm
• Indium (In): 28 +/- 11 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 189 +/- 16 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 111 +/- 52 ppm
• No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.

Will update with more information shortly!