Lead Contaminated Aluminum

Every grandmother’s cheese slicer (apparently! #AmIRight?): 4,159 ppm Lead… Was this on your holiday table?

Every grandmother’s cheese slicer (apparently! #AmIRight?): 4,159 ppm Lead… Was this on your holiday table?

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

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

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Yellow Painted Hand Juicer / Citrus Press: 658 ppm Lead (No mark or maker).

Yellow Painted Hand Juicer / Citrus Press: 658 ppm Lead (No mark or maker).

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When tested with an XRF instrument this yellow hand juicer  / citrus juicer / lemon squeezer  had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 658 +/- 45 ppm Barium (Ba): 7,731 +/- 336 ppm Tin (Sn): 213 +/- 25 ppm Gold (Au): 259 +/- 101 ppm Zinc (Zn): 4,401 +/- 212 ppm Copper (Cu): 2,544 +/- 161…

Bare Metal Garlic Press: 2,685 ppm Lead and 33 ppm Cadmium. Is it a problem that my garlic press is positive for lead?

Bare Metal Garlic Press: 2,685 ppm Lead and 33 ppm Cadmium. Is it a problem that my garlic press is positive for lead?

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Q. Is it a problem that my garlic press is positive for Lead?  A. Why YES — in my opinion it is a BIG problem for a garlic press like this to test positive for Lead. Here’s why: Its intrinsic function (a tool for mechanically forcing garlic under leveraged pressure through the tiny extrusion holes in…