Fiesta with Cadmium

XRF test results for Ivory (light yellow) glazed Fiesta HLC pottery bowl (Made in USA) — sent in by Peng in Washington State

Dear Fiesta Tableware, please remove “Lead-free” language from your marketing and stop using Cadmium (a known carcinogen) in your glazes.

Yellow vintage Fiesta plate (Made in USA): 563,800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe in modern items made for kids)

Light blue (turquoise) vintage Fiesta plate (Made in USA): 289,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe in modern items made for kids)

Blue vintage Fiesta plate (made in USA): 295,200 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe in modern items made for kids)

Newer Tangerine Orange Fiesta Bowl: 227 ppm Cadmium (& Lead-free). Fiesta is aware their products have Cadmium.

Newer Fiestaware Purple Bowl: 67 ppm Cadmium [but Lead-free]

Newer (c. 2012?) Fiestaware Pitchers: 240 ppm Cadmium (in the orange) + 52 ppm Lead (in the yellow).