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Pre-2015 Oxo Ice Cream Scoop With Rubber Handle: 1,481 ppm Lead in the metal scoop.

Pre-2015 Oxo Ice Cream Scoop With Rubber Handle: 1,481 ppm Lead in the metal scoop.

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This OXO brand ice cream scoop tested positive for lead at 1,481 parts per million (in the bare metal part of the scoop – the part that touches your food.) I tested this in September of 2014, so while I don’t know the exact year of manufacture it was before this date. This grayish metal…

#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex Gigogne Ice Cream Cups

#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex Gigogne Ice Cream Cups

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These Duralex Gigogne colored glass ice cream cups (Made in France!) were shipped to me new in 2014 (sent to me for testing directly by the manufacturer).  Each color tested negative for lead, mercury, and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. Here is my Amazon affiliate link* to these exact dishes! http://amzn.to/2DhwZvy As always, please…

#LeadFree / #LeadSafe Ice Cream Maker

#LeadFree / #LeadSafe Ice Cream Maker

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This is the ice-cream maker we have. We love it!  It’s so much fun.  It was the last present my mother bought the boys before she passed away, so we have had it for a couple of years now and we use it all the time. It’s easy, quick and fun – we experiment with…

#SaferChoices: Ice Cream Scoops

#SaferChoices: Ice Cream Scoops

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Today I am posting images of the various ice cream scoops I have tested with an XRF instrument that have tested positive for lead. If you have questions about XRF testing, please click here. In the many years that I have been testing consumer goods I have consistently found at least trace lead in most…