Cutlery

Stainless steel Royal Doulton dinner knife (c. 2009) with lion with crown logo: low Nickel stainless (Lead-free).

Stainless steel Royal Doulton dinner knife (c. 2009) with lion with crown logo: low Nickel stainless (Lead-free).

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When tested with an XRF instrument the Royal Doulton brand knife (purchased new c. 2009) pictured here had the following readings… Reading on blade Metal – 410/16/20 Stainless Steel: Chromium (Cr): 115,800 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 614 +/- 231 ppm Nickel (Ni): 1,203 +/- 391 ppm Iron (Fe): 873,900 +/- 2000 ppm Vanadium (V):…

“Sliver” Swiss cheese knife: 19,300 +/- 800 ppm Lead in handle (for context: ≥90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items)

“Sliver” Swiss cheese knife: 19,300 +/- 800 ppm Lead in handle (for context: ≥90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items)

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   For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Stainless Steel Spoon: Lead Free.

Stainless Steel Spoon: Lead Free.

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Stainless Steel Spoon:  Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). All modern stainless steel utensils I have tested have been lead free. How to choose stainless flatware: Single component metal (seamless) Unpainted / Undecorated (no enamels) Marked (stamped in to the metal): “Stainless” or “Stainless Steel” or a number representing the metal grade. Stainless Steel is primarily composed…

#LeadFree: Children’s Cutlery

#LeadFree: Children’s Cutlery

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Green Sprouts Plastic Cutlery: Lead Free! (ND for Cd, As, & Hg Too!) Check out my #SaferChoices Posts Here. Click here to see this product on Amazon. learn more about XRF Testing here. If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF testing I do of consumer goods)…

#XRFTesting: Stainless Flatware for Children

#XRFTesting: Stainless Flatware for Children

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Children’s Stainless Steel Silverware / Flatware sets: Non-Detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic. Exact items tested are in photo below. Stainless Steel is primarily composed of chromium, nickel, and iron.  Iron in stainless is usually in the 750,000 to 850,000 ppm range. Chromium in stainless is usually in the 120,000 to 182,000 ppm range….

#LeadFree: Smart Planet Plastic Spork

#LeadFree: Smart Planet Plastic Spork

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Smart Planet Green Plastic Spork:  Lead Free! Modern hard plastic flatware designed and sold as intended for children (manufactured today) should all be lead free. Hello!  These are some of the results of our recent testing parties.  I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon.  Thank you everyone for participating….