Frying Pans

XRF test results for two de Buyer Pans, Made in France (sent in by a reader in Canada)

December 18, 2023April 24, 2024

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Brass components of Finex cast iron pans test positive for 30,000 ppm Lead. For context, 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.

May 19, 2021

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May 19, 2021 – Wednesday To read the full post about the concerns for Lead in Finex cookware, click here. How much Lead is “too much” Lead? For context, the amount of Lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint,…

US-ION 7.5 inch Iron Skillet by SolidTeknics: 99.54% Iron when tested with an XRF instrument. Click to read full details.

January 15, 2021March 6, 2022

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Published: January 15, 2021 Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work…

From readers: Our Place says their Always Pan is Lead-free. They sent me their test results. Tamara, can you explain?

December 11, 2020December 9, 2023

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Please read the full post (below the linked report from the manufacturer.) December 11, 2020 – Friday In response to the original article I wrote – with the testing results for the XRF testing (total metals content testing) we did on the Always Pan (link here), readers of the Lead Safe Mama, LLC website contacted…

“Lead-Free/ Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan (From Our Place) tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology

December 7, 2020December 11, 2023

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#StandBy #TuneIn #AlwaysPan @LeadSafeMama – Later tonight I will be reporting the full XRF test results for the “Our Place” Always Pan in Lavender.

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

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Monday – December 7, 2020 7:19 p.m. EST Lead Safe Mama readers direct and fund the testing of consumer goods that is reported on this blog. What this sometimes means is that when there is a very popular product making its way around the Internet I usually get a LOT of requests to test that…

Black enameled crepe pan with wooden handle – #28, Made in France: Lead-free & Cadmium-free on the food surface.

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

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I don’t know the brand of this piece. As soon as I hear back from the owner on this I will update the post. It appears (from the back mark writing and numbering system – as well as the “Made in France” mark) that it may be a Le Creuset piece, however I found similar…

XRF test results for small unbranded “Made in USA” 6-1/2 inch cast iron skillet. What is plain cast iron made of exactly?

May 23, 2019January 21, 2023

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I am unsure of the brand on this pan. This is a pan from my kitchen that I just grabbed off the rack for this post. I believe we got it at a yard sale, maybe 20 years ago. In addition to the words “Made in USA” and “6-1/2 inch Skillet” there is a “T”…

A winner for “Best Cast Iron Pan!” Stargazer USA-made pre-seasoned: Lead-free (Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic-free too!)

May 23, 2019July 16, 2024

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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,…

Made In France (c. 2013) Yellow Le Creuset Sauce Pan [#21]: 19,600 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen) + 48 ppm Lead.

February 14, 2019December 9, 2019

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c. 2013 Yellow Le Creuset Frying Pan with Lid The owner of this #21 Le Creuset (Made In France) yellow 2-1/4 quart frying pan, told me he purchased it about 6 years ago — which would be c. 2013. He shared two pans with me, each that were purchased about the same time. Click here…

Green+Life Saucepan: these pans are Lead-free, but I do not recommend them.

January 4, 2019November 13, 2021

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I don’t recommend any coated pans While this pan is Lead-free (and is also negative for other toxicants like Cadmium, Arsenic and Mercury) I would not personally choose to use something like this in my home. The main reason for my concern with a pan like this is that the surface coating wears off. I tried…

Ceramcor Xtrema “Metals-Free” Saucepan Positive For Lead, Cadmium, Cobalt, Iron, Nickel, Chromium and other metals when tested with an XRF instrument.

August 3, 2018April 17, 2024

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In August of 2018 I tested yet another Ceramcor Xtrema “Lead-Free” pan that ended up being positive for lead.This pan was purchased direct from the company, c. November of 2016. These pans are advertised and promoted as being metals-free, and specifically as being lead-free — yet when they are tested with an XRF instrument the coatings have…

Response From Dr. Mercola To His Customers, Re: My Work Finding Lead In Ceramcor Pans

January 14, 2018April 17, 2024

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