“TALES” Porcelain Sake Cup: 27,500 ppm Lead & 570 ppm Cadmium on the exterior red logo area.

XRF test results for small porcelain sake cup (marked “TALES”) pictured:

Reading #1) on white base of porcelain
60-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 17,900 +/- 200 ppm
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): 10 +/- 2 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 232 +/- 109 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 1,149 +/- 60 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 34 +/- 13 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 43,300 +/- 500 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 1,553 +/- 25 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 1,685 +/- 38 ppm
• No other metals detect in consumer goods mode.

Reading #2) on red mark on the exterior of the porcelain
60-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 17,900 +/- 200 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 570 +/- 13 ppm
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Iron (Fe): 920 +/- 59 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 98 +/- 25 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 37 +/- 14 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 31,800 +/- 400 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 1,232 +/- 21 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 32 +/- 6 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 1,541 +/- 38 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 91 +/- 55 ppm
• No other metals detect in consumer goods mode.

Reading #3) on gold logo mark of bottom
30-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 17,600 +/- 300 ppm
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): 320 +/- 161 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 902 +/- 82 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 33 +/- 20 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 42,100 +/- 700 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 1,649 +/- 39 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 1,926 +/- 61 ppm
• Gold (Au): 1,110 +/- 106 ppm
• No other metals detect in consumer goods mode.

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Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Tamara’s sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals), including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic. All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times, to confirm the test results for each component tested. Please click through to this link to learn more about the testing methodology used for the test results discussed and reported on this website.