Originally published: June 13, 2018
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a multi-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Her infant and toddler sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. She began conducting independent testing of ...
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#LeadedKitchen: Vintage Ceramic Mixing Bowls
Vintage - unmarked mixing bowls - 9180 ppm lead - cracked & crazing.
Not regulated.
90 ppm is considered toxic in a child's toy.
Tested with an XRF
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This post includes links to all my mixing bowl posts: Vintage & New. Pyrex, Fire King, Emile Henry, Bauer & others!
Introduction
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Read More about This post includes links to all my mixing bowl posts: Vintage & New. Pyrex, Fire King, Emile Henry, Bauer & others!
This post is linked to all of my posts about clear glass; including bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage.
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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“How much Lead is in my vintage Pyrex?” Here are pictures of each one I’ve tested, with links to test results.
Check back here periodically for updates. Each time I add a new post I will upload a picture to the photo grid below, and link it to the post with the test results.
Click any of the images below to see the corresponding XRF test results (listing all metals found) for that exact item ...
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Vintage Shenandoah Cinderella Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 85,600 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex Cinderella Style Shenandoah Pattern Mixing Bowl: The paint on this bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 85,600 +/- 4,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,194 +/- 99 ...
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Small vintage milk glass Pyrex mixing bowl: 893 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe in kid’s items. Most milk glass has some Lead.
Post originally written: February 26, 2017
Updated: March 3, 2020
Vintage Pyrex Mixing Bowl
When tested with an XRF instrument the small plain white (undecorated, unpainted) vintage Pyrex brand milk-glass bowl had the following reading: 893 ppm Lead (Pb).
The actual brand of this ...
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Emile Henry Mixing Bowl, c. 2014: 1,647 ppm Lead
"Emile Henry" brand mixing bowl with yellow exterior glaze and white interior glaze, c. 2014:
Highest reading: 1,647 ppm Lead.
Purchased New (c. 2014) at Williams Sonoma.
Note: Many Emile Henry products are sold and marketed as "Lead-free"
XRF TEST RESULTS:
1) white interior glaze: 1,647 ...
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Blue Mixing Bowl: 474,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items.
Blue vintage mixing bowl by "Bauer, Los Angeles".
When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 454,100 parts per million (ppm) on the outside
Lead (Pb): 474,100 ppm on the inside (the FOOD SURFACE of the bowl!)
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Vintage Ceramic Hull Brand Mixing Bowl: 31,500 ppm Lead (when tested with an XRF instrument.)
Ceramic "Hull" mixing bowl: 31,400 ppm lead.
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Note: I am not saying this particular bowl will poison the people using it. I am saying that there is no reason for one of the most ...
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#LeadedKitchen: Vintage 1970s Salt Pottery Mixing Bowl
Vintage salt pottery (c. 1970s) mixing bowl: 6,059 ppm lead.
A mama asked me to test this because she had made a batch of Kombucha in it and the Kombucha was making her feel sick/ light headed/ dizzy.
Tested with an XRF
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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.]
Le Creuset Ceramics
Le Creuset brand red and 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):
40,700 ...
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“Orange Fiesta” Pattern Vintage Pyrex Casserole with Lid, 1971: 55,000 ppm Lead in the paint. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex "Orange Fiesta" pattern casserole with fruit images on lid. 1971.
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage cookware piece had the following readings:
Solid orange of base:
55,000 ppm Lead
It also tested positive for:
3,783 ppm Cadmium,
83 ppm Barium,
79 ppm Chromium,
47 ...
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Red vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish: 53,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Small vintage / antique red Pyrex dish • 53,900 ppm lead
The current federal hazard level for an item intended for children [The level at which an item is considered unsafe] is 90 ppm lead and higher. Not 900. Not 9,000. Definitely not 53,900. Given the amount of wear on the coating on vintage ...
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