Monday - April 4, 2022
Cadmium is a known carcinogen and does not belong in our cookware.
Lead causes neurological damage and interrupts most biological systems and does not belong in our cookware.
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Vintage green and white enamel Le Creuset cooking pot: positive for varying levels of Lead and Cadmium.
Introduction:
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Made In France (c. 2013) Yellow Le Creuset Sauce Pan [#21]: 19,600 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen) + 48 ppm Lead.
c. 2013 Yellow Le Creuset Frying Pan with Lid
The owner of this #21 Le Creuset (Made In France) yellow 2-1/4 quart frying pan, told me he purchased it about 6 years ago — which would be c. 2013. He shared two pans with me, each that were purchased about the same time. Click here to see the second ...
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Made In France (c. 2013) Yellow Oval Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Casserole [#29]: 17,700 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
The owner of this #29 Le Creuset (Made In France) yellow oval 5-quart dutch oven [which cost $350.00 when purchased new at Kitchen Kaboodle in Portland, Oregon], told me he purchased it about 6 years ago — which would be c. 2013.
Please note that both Antimony and Cadmium are known - or ...
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Small Le Creuset ceramic custard cup: 131 ppm Lead + 67 ppm Arsenic.
Small newer Le Creuset ceramic pot (custard cup?): Both outside and inside tested positive for lead in the 118 to 131 ppm range ppm. The red outside also tested positive for arsenic at 67 ppm.
(Lollipop included to show size.) Newer (exact age unknown).
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Le Creuset Red & Creme Colored Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 40,700 ppm Lead. [For context, 90 ppm is unsafe for children’s items.]
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Le Creuset brand red & cream-colored ceramic mixing bowl. Newer model [c. 2014 or earlier - exact year of manufacture unknown]. When tested with with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings:
Outside Reading (Red Glaze): ...
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Le Creuset Tea Kettle: 11,900 ppm Cadmium (Cadmium causes cancer & does not belong in our tea kettles!) + 103 ppm Lead
When tested with a high=precision XRF instrument, this Le Creuset tea kettle had the following readings:
Red enameled outside: 11,900 ppm Cadmium (non-detect for Lead)
Inside of the lid of the teapot: 103 ppm Lead (non-detect for Cadmium)
The exact year of manufacture of this kettle is ...
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#CadmiumConcerns: Le Creuset Casserole
Le Creuset Casserole. red coating: 11,900 ppm cadmium.
The exterior coating was non-detect for lead.
Inside: non-detect for cadmium.
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Tested with an XRF
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The exterior enamel on this Le Creuset kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.
The exterior of this Le Creuset red enameled tea kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument.
It is not possible to test the interior surface of most of these kettles with an XRF instrument without destroying the kettle, because the instrument does not fit ...
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Small Blue Ceramic Le Creuset Custard Pot: 36,900 ppm Lead
Blue (outside glaze): 36,900 ppm Lead.
Cream (inside glaze): 128 ppm Lead.
Note: this is a REAL Le Creuset miniature pot, a ceramic version made to look like their cast iron ones. It is made to be used in the oven as a custard pot (to bake a single-serving custard in) or for similar purposes. ...
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Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware, which pots & pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots & pans are the least toxic?
I get some version this question every.single.day!:
"Which are the least-toxic pots & pans?”
"Which pots & pans are the best?”
"Which pots and pans do you use in your home?"
"What's the best brand for nontoxic pots and pans?"
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