Is your artificial Christmas tree safe? XRF test results for 2020 Home Depot artificial Christmas tree sample (& guidelines for choosing a safer tree)
Full XRF test results for a 2021 Purchased (New) Spode Christmas Tree Dish (Made in China): Positive for trace Lead & Cadmium
c. Late-1990s (or later) Spode Christmas Tree dish: 319 ppm Lead on the food surface ( + 138 ppm Cadmium & 2,402 ppm Cobalt)
c. 1980s Nikko Happy Holidays China Dish With Christmas Tree (Japan): 87,000 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring — enamel Christmas tree with white star: 475 ppm Lead, 242,100 ppm Cadmium, & 3,864 ppm Antimony
