Ball Mason Jars

XRF Test Results For 2018 Ball Pint Jar, Regular Mouth, 16 oz w/ Lids. What’s in my Ball Jar?

October 1, 2018March 4, 2020

2018 Ball Pint Mason Jar, Regular Mouth 16 oz With Lids Originally published: October 1, 2018 Updated: March 3, 2020 This item consists of three “components”, with five distinct areas requiring testing: The clear glass of the jar. The metal of the band. The off-white-colored coating on the underside / “inside” (food contact surface) of the lid. The…

2018 purple vintage style Ball jars: 63 ppm Lead (safe by all standards). Personally I avoid the tinted ones.

June 14, 2018March 31, 2021

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XRF Test Results for Purple Tinted Ball Brand Canning Jars Published: June 14, 2018 When these new purple ball jars were tested with an XRF instrument they tested positive for a very low level of lead (just a trace and within the realm of what might be considered safe for a modern item intended for…

#LeadFree: 6 oz clear glass Ball brand mason jar

December 3, 2017May 5, 2023

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Small 6oz Ball brand clear glass canning jar, lid and band. Newly purchased in 2017. Tested with an XRF instrument. “Non-Detect” (negative) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd.) We use Ball brand canning jars (of all sizes) every day in our home. While the lids are free of the toxicants listed…

Ball Brand Baby Food Jar with Plastic Lid

October 14, 2017October 16, 2023

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Small Ball Jar with plastic lid #LeadFree Tested “non-detect” for lead using an XRF instrument Amazon Affiliate Link: http://amzn.to/2vRng7q All components tested. – Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods advocacy work at: Http://www.GoFundMe.com/LeadSafeMama

Newer Blue Ball Jar

April 30, 2017

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Newer Blue Glass Ball Jar: 61 ppm lead (+/- 16 ppm). Considered safe by all standards. Tamara’s Grade: “C” C = I would not want to use it in my home, I would not want to eat food that you canned in it in your home. If you offered me something to drink in this…

Ball Mason Jars (year of manufacture unknown): 43 ppm Lead (safe by ALL standards.) Don’t Panic! [Read this post first.]

March 4, 2017May 28, 2019

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Ball Mason Jar (year unknown): 43 ppm lead. WAIT! DON’T PANIC! While this jar was positive for a “trace” (very low level) of Lead… Almost all of the newer Ball Jars that I have tested have tested NEGATIVE for Lead or Cadmium. These levels found here in this jar that I tested (picture below) are trace/ very…