Wednesday – August 10, 2022 XRF test results for the glass bowl pictured. 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 24 +/- 9 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 5 ppm Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): 280 +/- 32 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,079 +/- 306 ppm Antimony (Sb): non-detect Copper (Cu): 166 +/-…
Published: March 23, 2022 This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Full XRF test results for the plain white glass Ikea dish pictured 60-second test (repeated multiple times to confirm the result) Lead (Pb): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Cadmium…
When tested with an XRF Instrument the Ikea dish pictured here had the following readings (in “Consumer Goods” mode): Food surface of the plate: Barium (Ba): 277 +/- 41 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 14,100 +/- 400 ppm Tin (Sn): 31 +/- 13 ppm Platinum (Pt): 308 +/- 90 ppm Zinc (Zn): 20,200 +/- 500 ppm Copper…
When tested with an XRF instrument this mug had the following readings: #1.) on the plain white glazed components of the mug Barium (Ba): 2,399 +/- 492 ppm Zinc (Zn): 21,100 +/- 900 ppm Iron (Fe): 321 +/- 112 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 147 +/- 56 ppm Titanium (Ti): 134 +/- 76 ppm #2.) on the…
When tested with an XRF instrument this mug had the following readings: #1.) on the plain white glazed components of the mug Barium (Ba): 2,594 +/- 381 ppm Zinc (Zn): 23,500 +/- 900 ppm Iron (Fe): 383 +/- 93 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 125 +/- 44 ppm #2.) on the blue decorated components Barium (Ba): 3,818…
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing (a…
Ikea Bintje Plant Pot, 60 second test: Chromium (Cr): 2,043 +/- 194 ppm Zinc (Zn): 824,700 +/- 8,800 ppm Iron (Fe): 165,900 +/- 2,700 ppm Cobalt (Co): 5,944 +/- 695 ppm This piece is discussed in this video – link here. I will update this post shortly, but just wanted to start by making sure…
When tested with an XRF instrument the white glazed Ikea mug pictured here had the following two sets of readings: 1.) Ikea mug exterior glaze: 60 second test Zinc (Zn): 28,500 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 335 +/- 62 ppm Iron (Fe): 650 +/- 168 ppm Vanadium (V): 82 +/- 29 ppm Titanium (Ti): 204 +/- 46 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 15,600 +/- 500 ppm Continue reading below…
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and report…
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and report…
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and…
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and report…
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and report…
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,…
The test results below are for the Ikea hardware pictured above from left to right. Each test done for a minimum of 60 seconds. Cylinder Chromium (Cr): 799 +/- 135 ppm Zinc (Zn): 657,600 +/- 6,800 ppm [65.76%] Iron (Fe): 333,300 +/- 2,700 ppm [33.33%] Cobalt (Co): 4,137 +/- 935 ppm Magnesium (Mn): 2,881 +/-…
These knives are VERY LOW Nickel! Note: I generally never have a concern about stainless steel items containing any lead (unless they are not a single component item.) See this post for more about that. Below are the XRF test results for the stainless steel knife from Ikea pictured in this post. What I like…
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,…
These spoons are VERY LOW Nickel! Note: I generally never have a concern about stainless steel items containing any lead (unless they are not a single component item.) See this post for more about that. Below are the XRF test results for a stainless steel spoon from Ikea. Note: The light in these images make…
Below are the XRF test results for a stainless steel fork from Ikea. Related: #AskTamara: What do you use to test for lead? Related: #AskTamara: What is stainless steel? Please start by understanding the following takeaways: Stainless steel by itself (undecorated, solid stainless steel) IF it is truly stainless steel should not have any lead….
I bought these for my son, expecting them to be free of toxicants… and (as usual) Ikea delivered the goods!! Unlike many other silicone baking items that have trace levels of Cadmium, these Ikea baking cups are Cadmium free (and Lead free too of course!) To see more examples of silicone items I have tested…
White Ceramic Ikea 365 Mug, Made in Romania: Lead Safe When tested with an XRF instrument, the readings on the mug picture here are as follows Lead (Pb): 37 +/- 11 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Barium (Ba): 91 +/- 41 ppm Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative…
This has been a very common question in social media threads recently. I would be happy to test more Ikea hardware components if you would like to send them to me. Please include the year that you got it from Ikea (as without the year it is not as helpful.) For further identification you could…
Ikea Dishes, #LeadSafe (under 90 ppm lead): When tested with an XRF instrument, the readings on the two particular pieces (pictured below) were: Lead (Pb): 86 +/- 16 ppm Lead (Pb): 62 +/- 26 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative These levels are considered safe by all…
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, LLC…