March 18, 2023 – Saturday
When I purchased this Beaker from the OMSI gift store I was nearly certain it would test positive for Lead in the exterior painted markings. This assumption / anticipated probability was based on other recent testing I had done of an actual scientific beaker (newly manufactured / recent product) – link, and another actual scientific measuring vessel – link – each of which tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead in the painted exterior markings. As a result I was pleasantly surprised when not only did the red paint test negative for Lead and Cadmium but the white paint ALSO tested negative for Lead and Cadmium and other nasties. If OMSI can do this – why can’t all the glass baby bottles do this too?
FULL XRF Test Results for the OMSI Beaker Pictured
Reading #1) Red Painted Area
30-second test
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): non-detect
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Selenium (Se): non-detect
- Barium (Ba): 503 +/- 252
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Antimony (Sb): non-detect
- Titanium (Ti): non-detect
- Iron (Fe): 106 +/- 41 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #2) White Painted Area
30-second test
- 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): 9,517 +/- 773 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 240 +/- 66 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #3) Plain Unpainted Glass
30-second test
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Tin (Sn): non-detect
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Selenium (Se): non-detect
- Barium (Ba): 660 +/- 267 ppm
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Antimony (Sb): non-detect
- Titanium (Ti): non-detect
- Iron (Fe): 197 +/- 47 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate and activist, and a documentary filmmaker. She is the owner and founder of Lead Safe Mama, LLC – a woman-owned small business for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, the inspiration for her work [Tamara’s sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005]. She was trained and certified to use XRF technology in 2009 – specifically with the focus of testing consumer goods for toxicants.
- Tamara was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017.
- In 2022 her work was also responsible for three CPSC product recalls — the Jumping Jumperoo recall (June, 2022); the Lead painted NUK baby bottle recall (July, 2022); and the Leaded Green Sprouts Insulated Stainless Steel Baby Bottles (November, 2022).
- In 2023, her work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine (link) and has already (as of the date of publishing this article) precipitated one product recall, one of “Oprah’s Favorite Things” the Bindle Bottle insulated stainless steel water bottle.
- To see a summary of violation reports filed by Lead Safe Mama, LLC – as well as recent press coverage of our work please click this link.
The XRF instrument Tamara uses is the same instrument (and same scientific method) used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals), including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic. All test results reported on this website (LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com) 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.
How wonderful. Gives one hope!
YES!
Do you know what country it was made in?
Wow, amazing!! Indeed, if they can do it, why can’t everyone?!