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Vintage Belleek Ireland Shamrock Pattern Creamer: 55,500 ppm Lead (+ Mercury) on the food-contact areas of the glaze.

Vintage Belleek Ireland Shamrock Pattern Creamer: 55,500 ppm Lead (+ Mercury) on the food-contact areas of the glaze.

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Reading #1) Cream colored area of creamer 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 55,500 +/- 500 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): 19 +/- 11 ppm Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 1,406 +/- 61 ppm Zinc (Zn): 1,454 +/- 29 ppm Platinum (Pt): 300 +/- 49 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods…

Nicholas Mosse Pottery (c. 2014) Made in Ireland: 68,800 ppm Lead on the food surface

Nicholas Mosse Pottery (c. 2014) Made in Ireland: 68,800 ppm Lead on the food surface

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