The silverware set pictured here was purchased at Target.
Full XRF Test results are below.
"Pretty" doesn't have to mean "Toxic!"
These are a terrific choice! This is the silverware set I bought my son for his college apartment. He LOVES them and his roomies love them too, apparently! (I ...
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If you are looking for the perfect non-toxic, heirloom-quality American made baby gift, this is it! Kleynimals Baby Flatware Set
Introduction (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 ...
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#LeadFree: SMI Stainless Spoon / Flatware
Stainless Steel Spoon, marked "SMI"on the back: Non-detect/negative for Lead (Pb). Also non-detect for mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As.) Tested with an XRF instrument. The SMI mark appears to be that of Liberty Tabletop products a division of Sherrill MFG. Inc. "America's Flatware ...
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#XRFTesting: Stainless Flatware for Children
Children's Stainless Steel Silverware / Flatware sets:
Non-Detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic.
Exact items tested are in photo below.
Stainless Steel is primarily composed of chromium, nickel, and iron. Iron in stainless is usually in the 750,000 to 850,000 ppm range. Chromium in ...
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Stainless SS #304 Flatware Spoon by Wallace: Lead Free
Stainless Spoon by Wallace: Lead Free, SS #304
Modern stainless seamless (one-piece items) flatware should all be lead free.
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Vintage dinner knife with red and yellow Bakelite handle — 760,500 ppm Lead in the join point
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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Today’s Theme #Mikasa: Click this post to see links to all the posts I have written about MIKASA brand products.
Published: Saturday - December 19, 2020
Out of THIRTEEN Mikasa examples currently on the Lead Safe Mama blog, only two are in the Lead-safe range; the rest are mostly very high Lead. As a rule, the older they are, the higher the Lead levels — with the highest Lead levels in Mikasa pieces I have ...
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Are you shopping on Amazon for Prime Day? Here are links to some products I normally recommend that are on sale today!
Lead Safe Mama's Amazon affiliate links for Amazon Prime Day Deals - October 2020:
I will update this post periodically throughout the day - so definitely check back!
My promise to you:
I am only including on this list products I would normally recommend!
While I may not have personally tested ...
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Lead Safe Mama’s Non-Toxic Stocking Stuffer Guide, 2020 Edition
[Originally posted in 2019 — updated for 2020]
Hello! Happy Holidays!
Let me start by saying a few things...
#1) I don’t happen to celebrate Christmas (we’re Jewish - although December 25th is my late mother’s birthday(!), so we do take the day to remember her and spend it with family!)
#2) I ...
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Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results).
Introduction
For each post I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the posts in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on ...
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Sterling silver Wendell Manufacturing Co. baby spoon, c. 1895-1900: 1,677 ppm Lead in the handle. 90 is unsafe.
First I just want to say that I LOVE finding resources like this (link here) online! I was looking to identify the back mark of the little antique sterling silver spoon pictured here on this post and this “Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks" had not only a photo of the mark with the name of the ...
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Tiny dark-blue enamel decorated spoon: 388,800 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids] & 1,117 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer.)
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, this spoon had the following readings:
Blue enamel of the handle:
Lead (Pb): 388,800 +/- 48,000 ppm
Barium (Ba): 16,200 +/- 3,300 ppm
Selenium (Se): 721 +/- 337 ppm
Bromine (Br): 217 +/- 90 ppm
Tin (Sn): 10,300 +/- 2,000 ppm ...
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Vintage “Epic” stainless spoon with faux wood / composite handle: 2,170 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage stainless steel Epic brand "forged stainless” spoon (Made in Japan) with faux wood handle pictured here had the following readings:
Faux wood / composite of handle:
Lead (Pb): 2,170 +/- 41 ppm
Barium (Ba): 757 +/- 115 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 222 ...
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#LeadSafeMama’s Site Index, with links to everything I’ve tested – by category.
Originally Published on January 26, 2018
Updated: December 28, 2019
Click on one of the words below to see a list of all blog posts related to that word! [I'll work on making this look prettier soon & will add more categories here too!]. There are more categories than those listed below. At ...
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