Fiesta with Cadmium Archives

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

July 19, 2023August 20, 2023

For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by…

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

October 7, 2022July 24, 2024

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Continue reading below the images. See full chart with test results at the bottom of the article. 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…

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

September 21, 2021May 17, 2024

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

September 21, 2021December 16, 2023

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

September 21, 2021June 25, 2023

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…

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

January 3, 2017January 31, 2020

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When tested with an XRF instrument the newer (c. 2012 – 2016) Fiestaware tangerine orange bowl pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): 227 ppm • • • Please read about my concerns for cadmium here. For safer choices…

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

January 3, 2017December 26, 2018

Whent tested with an XRF instrument this newer Fiestaware purple bowl had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): 67 ppm The level of Cadmium found in this bowl is considered a “trace” level (likely a contaminant of the colorant for the…

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

January 3, 2017January 31, 2020

Fiestaware pitchers (newer): Yellow pitcher: 52 ppm Lead. Newer orange pitcher: 240 ppm Cadmium (no lead.) • • • Almost lead-free / but not quite! The company probably did leach testing and it did not leach any lead. Please read about my concerns for cadmium here. Tested with an XRF The amount of lead considered…