August 4, 2022 – Thursday
XRF-readings for the faux leather sample pictured here
Reading #1) Silver surface of the material
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): non-detect
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Selenium (Se): non-detect
- Barium (Ba): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Antimony (Sb): non-detect
- Titanium (Ti): 17,000 +/- 400 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 80 +/- 26 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 6 +/- 4 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #2) Back white fuzzy surface of the material
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): non-detect
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Selenium (Se): non-detect
- Barium (Ba): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Antimony (Sb): 56 +/- 21 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 11 +/- 6 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 11,500 +/- 400 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 111 +/- 27 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 9 +/- 4 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. 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
Emily says
Hi Tamara,
Have you ever tested Portland Leather wallets?
Tamara says
Not that I recall
Emily says
Do you recommend any specific leather brand?
Brooks says
This looks like a similar cover I just bought from target. Do you she any more product info?