Monday — December 19, 2022
I don't actually own one of these glass butter dishes at the moment (I've personally [again!] sworn off dairy as of this week since it makes it hard for me to breathe/makes me cough even in trace amounts!), but I have put some selections below from two brands I trust. I ...
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XRF Test Results For Hazel Atlas Clear Glass Food Storage Lid
Full XRF Readings for
the square Hazel Atlas food storage container glass lid
(pictured here)
Metals noted in gray were not found.
Metals noted in blue were found at the levels noted but are not normally considered toxic in consumer goods.
Metals noted in red are considered ...
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Pottery Barn 2022 tall textured clear glass from their Hammered Handcrafted Glassware Collection. Sold as “Lead-free” & positive for 94 ppm Lead.
October 3, 2022 - Monday
This is a glass purchased at Pottery Barn in 2022. It did test positive for trace levels of Antimony and Lead. Here's the direct link to this glass on Pottery Barn's website. In general, I do not like the company Pottery Barn - as they have a history of producing toxic ...
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XRF Test results for clear glass jar from Wild Ferments Kimchi (Pennsylvania): 30 ppm Lead, 12 ppm Cadmium, 20 ppm Antimony – safe by all standards.
August 4, 2022 - Thursday
XRF test results for the clear glass jar picture here.
Reading #1)
60-second reading on the bottom of the glass
Lead (Pb): 23 +/- 8 ppm Lead
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Tin (Sn): 38 +/- 8 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Barium ...
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Vintage (?) pressed clear glass plate (made in Mexico): trace Lead and trace Cadmium – safe by all standards.
The dish is NOT wavy but the fabric under it was - I just like this first pic for the illusion this dish creates using distortion created by the fabric underneath it!
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood ...
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Her Universe My Neighbor Totoro clear glass mug (Studio Ghibli) sold at Hot Topic: 34,000 ppm Lead
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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4 oz clear glass evenflo baby bottle: Lead-free + 10 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards – full XRF test results in post
For those new to this website:
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, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a ...
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5 oz clear glass jar for Oui dairy-free yogurt by Yoplait: 11 ppm Lead + 8 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards; full XRF test results in post.
July 23, 2021 - Friday
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and 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 ...
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Green painted clear glass “Seed” brand probiotic container: Lead-Free + 24 ppm Cadmium. Full XRF test results in post; safe by all standards.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and 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 ...
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File this under: “stuff I bought for my family” — clear glass mugs (Lead-free!)
Tuesday — March 2, 2021
I liked these so much I bought them twice! I bought a set for our home in Portland and bought a second set for my son's apartment in Boston (for him to use in his college apartment with his roommates). These are my favorite mugs because not only are they Lead-free, but ...
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Vintage clear glass small Pyrex casserole: 866 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (this is the first time I have found Arsenic in one of these)
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I hadn't previously tested for / looked for Arsenic or Antimony in vintage clear glass Pyrex items. This is the first piece I have tested of vintage clear glass Pyrex where I noticed (and recorded) these two metals. I am going to do further inquiry in to this, ...
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Tamara’s Favorite Things – Duralex clear glass “Cosy” coffee mug: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free.
These are my favorite mugs - the mugs my family uses every day in our home. I like them so much that I even bought a set for my son to get his kitchen away at college started!
XRF test results for clear glass coffee mug pictured here.
30-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): ...
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This post is linked to all of my posts about clear glass: bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage
Introduction
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New (2019) Duralex Ovenchef Ovensafe Clear Glass Ramekin Made In France: Lead-Free! [a great choice!]
Why I love Duralex!
When tested in “consumer goods mode” using an XRF instrument, this little clear glass Duralex oven safe ramekin (2019) tested negative for all of the toxicants I normally look for in consumer goods. I use Duralex glassware in my home.
Here’s an Amazon affiliate link for this ...
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