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 — striped Christmas tree with clear gems: 62,400 ppm Lead, 262,700 ppm Cadmium, & 5,397 ppm Antimony
Paparazzi Accessories children’s earrings, enamel Christmas trees: 385,100 ppm Cadmium & 4,480 ppm Antimony (Illegal in California)
2016 GE Brand 7.5 ft Douglas Fir Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Tree (Illinois): Positive for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic (low levels), and 2,654 ppm Antimony!
Target 2020 Artificial Unlit 7.5 Ft. Tall Wonder Shop Virginia Pine Christmas Tree, Purchased in CA, Non-detect for: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony!
