Small square white ceramic dish, no maker’s mark: Lead-free, Mercury Free, Arsenic-free, Cadmium-free.
1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China “Royal Garden Elgar”: 59,200 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).
China brands associated with “quality” aren’t necessarily safe. 2001 Lenox Butterfly Meadow pattern china: 63,700 ppm Lead.
Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)
I wrote this on November 30, 2019… on the very real impacts of Lead Poisoning (“Stop worrying about shit, just do something!”)
New #TenMinutesWithTamara video! Testing for Lead in vinyl blinds in a newer construction home (c. 1980-2000).
For those of you who have been following the drama with our house, here’s a pic from today…with the new roof!
How old are your child’s toys? Mega Bloks Large Yellow Building Block (c. 1990-2007?): 5,402 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 88 ppm Mercury
Here’s the story about the time I met Erin Brockovich (in 2016) and showed her how I test vintage Pyrex for Lead.
Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!
YO! Stop poisoning the planet, Tiffany & Co! It’s 2020! #KnowBetterDoBetter. Today I found 47 LEADED items for sale on Tiffany’s website.
10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Janice in Canada talks about Lead concerns in her daughter’s school
Vintage 1983 Made in Hong Kong G1 My Little Pony Sundance Pony With Circle of Hearts Cutie Mark: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-Free
Vintage 1987 Made in China G1 My Little Pony Strawberry Surprise Pony With Strawberries & Cream Cutie Mark: Lead-free, Mercury-free, Arsenic-free
Fagus wooden crane attachment for basic wooden truck toy: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free – in all components.
From readers: Our Place says their Always Pan is Lead-free. They sent me their test results. Tamara, can you explain?
“Lead-Free/ Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan (From Our Place) tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology
