Horse & Hound Brass Horse Knob: 26,500 ppm Lead & 401 ppm Antimony. [Check out the readings on the screw!]
Reading #1) on the brass of the horse
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): 26,500 +/- 900 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): 5,698 +/- 220 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Selenium (Se): non-detect
- Barium (Ba): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Antimony (Sb): 401 +/- 96 ppm
- Nickel (Ni): 3,487 +/- 236 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 592,600 +/- 2,400 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 366,900 +/- 2,100 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 4,060 +/- 272 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #2) on the screws that came with the knob
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): 133 +/- 18 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): 762 +/- 71 ppm
- Selenium (Se): 1442 +/- 60 ppm
- Barium (Ba): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): 211 +/- 15 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 79 +/- 35 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): non-detect
- Nickel (Ni): 208 +/- 20 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 56,300 +/- 1,100 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 31,400 +/- 600 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 213 +/- 27 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 90 +/- 12 ppm
- No other metals detected 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. Her work was also responsible for two CPSC product recalls in the summer of 2022, the Jumping Jumperoo recall (June 2022) and the Lead painted NUK baby bottle recall (July 2022) and was featured in an NPR story about Lead in consumer goods in August of 2022. 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 and reported on. Please click through to this link to learn more about the testing methodology used for the test results discussed and reported on this website.
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Is there a difference when brass is coated (as it seems to be the case here?) and when it is not?
I noticed my diaper bag has brass buttons and zippers all over. Can you recommend a brand or what to look out for/avoid? Are plastic zippers safer than metal with paint? If it’s exclusively made as a diaper bag are chances better?
And on another note, I noticed Ugg has been making their logo on what looks like uncoated brass, including items for children such as shoes and earmuffs. Is this safe?!?? Surely they wouldn’t sell it if children are touching these… ? Here is a link for the earmuffs. I have found them in department stores and Amazon. See for example chestnut color. https://www.saksoff5th.com/product/ugg-kid–8217-s-classic-shearling–amp–suede-earmuffs-0400015150383.html?dwvar_0400015150383_color=CHESTNUT
Just to update. I reached out to Ugg and they informed me that gold hue metal logo is copper and not brass and it is lead free 🙂