Modern Pyrex dish with blue polka dots: Lead-free. 51 ppm Cadmium in the blue (safe by most standards).
From the “Official Journal of the European Union,” here are the new European limits for Lead and Cadmium in “foodstuffs” (including salt & supplements) as of August 2021
11 years ago today I was presented with my first award from the Federal government… & this is where things stand today (this week!)
Bonjour Fruitful Nectar Dish (Made in China): 56 ppm Lead, 13 ppm Cadmium & 65 Antimony. Food surface is safe by all standards.
Royal York China Canterbury Bell (Hohenberg, Germany): 14,300 ppm Lead + 14 ppm Cadmium (on the center of the food surface of the dish.)
Vintage artificial Christmas tree sample from Amsterdam: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Antimony
Replica musket ball from Old Sturbridge Village: Lead-free… BUT… 78,300 ppm Antimony (which causes cancer and is incredibly toxic to children).
Lindt-Stymeist brand ceramics brown glazed bowl in “Acorn” color, Made in Japan: 39 ppm Lead & 8 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards.
2005 Pickard (Made in U.S.A.) Katarina pattern hand decorated dish: 75,000 ppm Lead on the food surface in the center of the dish (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
Asian teacup with dragon design (Chinese restaurant style, unmarked): 32 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Painted markings on the outside of popular Japanese glass baby bottle brand test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury (newly purchased in 2022)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Montelle Intimates fuchsia négligée: 228 ppm Mercury, 53 ppm Arsenic & 124 ppm Antimony
Vintage pressed glass small platter with three feet and swirl pattern: 333 ppm Lead + 1,236 ppm Antimony (causes cancer)
Vintage Anchor Hocking amber thumbprint style glass: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.
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