#LeadedAppliances Archives

Vintage Metal Fondue Pot with Orange and Cream Colored Enamel: 15,300 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen.)

April 28, 2017August 18, 2021

Published: April 28, 2017 Updated: August 18, 2021 Enamel Fondue Pot: 15,300 ppm Cadmium. How much Cadmium is too much Cadmium? In the State of Washington there is a limit of 40 ppm Cadmium for cookware and dishes that may be used by children. This is the strictest Cadmium regulatory standard that I am aware…

KitchenAid Slow Cooker Black Ceramic Liner (Glazed Surface): 386 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in items for kids)

January 18, 2017December 29, 2023

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KitchenAid — 386 ppm Lead (slow cooker). For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has…

My Personal KitchenAid Mixer

January 18, 2017December 9, 2022

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KitchenAid Mixer Blade & Dough Hook: Between 600 – 800 ppm lead!!! This is MY KitchenAid – from my wedding to my ex-husband in 1994. I had tested the blue part before and it was negative and before testing the blades from my friends’ mixers it NEVER occurred to ME to test my own blades (doh!) –…

White enamel coated cast aluminum KitchenAid mixer blade c. 2014: 333 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. (This is 100% not illegal.)

January 18, 2017January 22, 2023

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This post was originally written on January 18, 2017 Updated: February 13, 2021 Sign the Petition: Link c. 2014 KitchenAid: 333 ppm lead. The level of lead that is considered unsafe for an item intended for use by children is 90 ppm lead (or more) in the paint, glaze or coating OR 100 ppm Lead…

KitchenAid Brand Paddle Attachment for Upright Counter-Top Stand Mixer, purchased new c. 2006: 644 ppm Lead

January 18, 2017December 27, 2018

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When tested with an XRF instrument this KitchenAid stand mixer paddle attachment (purchased new, circa 2006) was positive for 644 ppm Lead. It is important to note that this is NOT the new (2018) stainless steel paddle, this is the “burnished” finish version of the paddle. I have not yet tested the new stainless…

#LeadedAppliance: Baby Food Blender

January 3, 2017October 1, 2018

Baby food blender – center nut (touches food!) 47,700 ppm lead! Sorry, brand/maker is not known. Several brands of babyfood blenders have historically had leaded center nuts. Purchase items like this only from trusted brands/ manufacturers. Tested with an XRF —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For more safer choices in dishware options, click here.

#LeadedAppliances: Butterfly Pressure Cooker Lid

January 3, 2017March 8, 2020

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Steam vent on Butterfly stainless pressure cooker: in center = 12,000 ppm Lead, on side 6,412 ppm Lead. Made in India Tested with a high-precision XRF instrument —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For more safer choices in dishware options, click here.

Butterfly pressure cooker (from India) valves: 120,500 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe. This was a likely source of poisoning for a child.

January 3, 2017March 8, 2020

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Originally written: January 3, 2017 Updated: March 6, 2020 Butterfly Brand Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker – Made in India The inside nut (valve cover / end) on the Butterfly brand pressure cooker pictured above (made in India, and brought with the family to the United States when they moved here from India) tested positive for…

#LeadedAppliances: c. 2010 Cuisinart Blender

January 3, 2017January 3, 2017

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Cuisinart Blender Circa 2010. Purchased at Costco. Center nut on top of blade tested positive with 7,941 parts per million (ppm) lead. It is the yellowish leaded brass circle in the center of the blade. No mercury, no cadmium. Tested with an XRF —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For more safer choices in dishware options,…