#LeadSafe

Vintage 1950s Silverware, Blossom Time: Lead-free! Vintage (but not antique!) sterling silver is generally a safe choice.

March 28, 2017March 4, 2020

Originally written: March 28, 2017 Updated: March 3, 2020 A little personal story about the silverware pictured here. My husband’s mother died of a very aggressive form of lung cancer when he was just 18 years old (c. 1976.). As a result, I never met my mother-in-law – and my children never had her as…

#LeadSafe: Prelude Porcelain White Ceramic Plate

March 20, 2017

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Prelude Porcelain White Ceramic Plate: Lead Safe (34 ppm lead.) For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here! Learn more about XRF Testing here. Please consider contributing in support of my consumer goods testing & childhood lead poisoning prevention advocacy work here or here. Thank you!

#LeadSafe: World Market Bowl

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

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World Market White Ceramic Bowl: Lead Safe (36 ppm lead.) For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here! Learn more about XRF Testing here. Please consider contributing in support of my consumer goods testing & childhood lead poisoning prevention advocacy work here or here. Thank you!

Soft green silicone toddler cup by Green Sprouts Brand: Positive for 20 +/- 6 ppm Cadmium [a known carcinogen].

March 9, 2017July 27, 2023

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Green Sprouts Silicone Child’s Cup: Lead Free! When tested with an XRF instrument the Green Sprouts brand soft silicone toddler cup pictured below (a 2015 cup that was tested in March of 2017) had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Cadmium (Cd): 20 +/-…

#LeadFree: Children’s Cutlery

March 9, 2017March 15, 2017

Green Sprouts Plastic Cutlery: Lead Free! (ND for Cd, As, & Hg Too!) Check out my #SaferChoices Posts Here. Click here to see this product on Amazon. learn more about XRF Testing here. If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF testing I do of consumer goods)…

#LeadFreeToys: Stacking Cups

March 9, 2017November 24, 2017

Green Sprouts Plastic Stacking Cups Bath Toy: Lead Free! (ND for Cd, As, & Hg Too!) Check out my #SaferChoices Posts Here. Click here to see this product on Amazon. learn more about XRF Testing here. If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF testing I do…

#LeadFreeKitchen: Sink Hardware Handle

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

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#LeadFree Sink Handle (for a bathroom or kitchen sink?)! This one is essentially 100% nickel! Nickel or stainless steel are good #SaferChoices for something like this. Note: if you have yellow brass handles for your sink there is a chance they can be high lead, and there’s even a chance that they can have lead that…

#LeadSafe: Heath Potteries Dark Bowl

March 9, 2017

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This is very exciting! Newly made Heath Potteries (Sausalito, CA): #LeadSafe! (Click the image to see the levels). Older Heath Potteries pieces have tested high lead, and it is great to see a company that has met the market demand and truly progressed with the times! Most of the ones tested this round were #LeadFree….

#LeadFree: Heath Potteries Dinner Plate

March 9, 2017December 4, 2018

This is very exciting! Newly made Heath Potteries (Sausalito, CA): Lead Free! Older Heath Potteries pieces have tested high lead, and it is great to see a company that has met the market demand and truly progressed with the times! I have spoken to their CEO and I feel that Heath today is a terrific…

#LeadFree: Heath Potteries Small Bowl

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

This is very exciting! Newly made Heath Potteries (Sausalito, CA): Lead Free! Older Heath Potteries pieces have tested high lead, and it is great to see a company that has met the market demand and truly progressed with the times! I have spoken to their CEO and I feel that Heath today is a terrific…

#LeadFree: Heath Plate

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

This is very exciting! Newly made Heath Potteries (Sausalito, CA): Lead Free! Older Heath Potteries pieces have tested high lead, and it is great to see a company that has met the market demand and truly progressed with the times! I have spoken to their CEO and I feel that Heath today is a terrific…

#LeadFree: Heath Potteries Bowl

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

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This is very exciting! Newly made Heath Potteries (Sausalito, CA): Lead Free! Older Heath Potteries pieces have tested high lead, and it is great to see a company that has met the market demand and truly progressed with the times! I have spoken to their CEO and I feel that Heath today is a terrific…

Mason Jars … Kerr Brand: 23 ppm Lead (+ Cadmium too). WAIT! Don’t Panic! Read post instead! TIA.

March 4, 2017December 25, 2018

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this Kerr Mason Jar (pictured here, year unknown) was positive for Lead at 23 parts per million. WAIT! DON’T PANIC! Almost all of the newer Ball Jars that I have tested have tested NEGATIVE for Lead and negative for Cadmium. These levels (of Lead and Cadmium) found here in…

Ball Mason Jars (year of manufacture unknown): 43 ppm Lead (safe by ALL standards.) Don’t Panic! [Read this post first.]

March 4, 2017May 28, 2019

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Ball Mason Jar (year unknown): 43 ppm lead. WAIT! DON’T PANIC! While this jar was positive for a “trace” (very low level) of Lead… Almost all of the newer Ball Jars that I have tested have tested NEGATIVE for Lead or Cadmium. These levels found here in this jar that I tested (picture below) are trace/ very…

#XRFTesting; #LeadSafe Metal Toy Tractor

March 4, 2017February 3, 2023

Metal toy tractor, Pb 25 ppm (also tested positive for trace mercury and trace cadmium.) Exact item tested is in photo below. These levels for lead and cadmium are considered safe by all standards. I have some concern about the mercury levels in the nut in the center of the wheel. Without knowing the year…

#XRFTesting, #LeadSafe Mountain Rose Herbs Bottle

March 4, 2017

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Mountain Rose Herbs Brown Glass Bottle: 85 ppm lead. This level of lead is considered safe by all standards. Most colored glass tests positive for at least “trace” lead. “Trace” means that it is not an added ingredient in the manufacturing process but more of a super low level contaminant. If you are looking for…

#LeadSafe: Ikea Dishes, Made in Thailand.

March 3, 2017November 14, 2018

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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…

#XRFTesting: My Little Pony Necklace

March 3, 2017March 28, 2017

My Little Pony Necklace: Lead Free, Cadmium Free, Mercury Free, Arsenic Free! All components tested. Newly made / recently made costume jewelry made and sold as intended for children is usually lead free, but not always. Note: when making choices for children, please avoid ALL vintage costume jewelry as it is nearly always VERY HIGH…

#LeadSafe Dishes: Polish Pottery

March 1, 2017April 3, 2018

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Polish Pottery: 50 ppm lead. Hello! These are some of the results of recent XRF testing. The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for use by children is 90 parts per million and higher. Dishware is not considered “for use by children” and is therefore not regulated in the same…

#SaferChoices: Ice Cream Scoops

February 2, 2017July 29, 2018

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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…

LEAD FREE: KitchenAid Balloon Whisk, c. 2007/2008

January 18, 2017December 27, 2022

2007/2008 KitchenAid balloon whisk attachment: No lead – no mercury – no cadmium – no arsenic. No rhyme or reason that I can see – as to why most have tested positive and this one example has tested negative! #XRFTesting

#LeadedKitchen: Emile Henry Loaf Pan

January 14, 2017

Emile Henry; Made In France: 260 ppm lead. This has likely been leach tested and passed with flying colors. Leach testing is a different methodology for determining lead content than XRF testing. Click links below for more information about testing. Tested with an XRF —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For more safer choices in kitchenware…

#LeadSafeDishes: Made In Japan

January 14, 2017

Made in Japan bowl — ranging from 17 ppm lead to 23 ppm lead. This is very low lead! Considered safe by all standards. XRFTesting ___ Learn more and find lead-free dishware options here: https://tamararubin.com/2016/12/dishes/

#TestingParties: Corelle Dishes

January 14, 2017

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This is what is left of a white Corelle plate with a green and blue ring around the edge. It tested negative for lead, negative for arsenic and negative for cadmium. IF you ship me things to test for you… please pack them well! I get a lot of broken dishes in the mail! #XRFTesting…