Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Willow” Pattern (Blue) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. Exterior Flowers (based on one minute reading): Lead (Pb): 1,858 +/- 76 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 230 +/- 17 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) Barium (Ba): […]
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Kari” Pattern (Blue) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. Exterior Flowers (focused on dark center of dandelion type flower – based on one minute reading): Lead (Pb): 2,299 +/- 81 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 23 +/- 9 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative […]
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Vintage Floral” Teal Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. For those who are new to my website: To better understand what the levels mean, please read the whole post and click the embedded “Click HERE” links for additional information. […]
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Blossom Jubilee” Gold (Yellow) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. Exterior Flowers (based on one minute reading): Blue Flower: Lead (Pb): 899 +/- 44 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) […]
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Floral Bursts” Red Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. Exterior Reddish Orange Flowers (based on one minute reading): Lead (Pb): 560 +/- 39 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 287 +/- 18 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) Arsenic (As): Negative /Non-Detect (nd) […]
Black Glazed Stoneware Bowl From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Line by Chip & Joanna Gaines. I had recently tested some small Pioneer Woman ceramic bowls, and found them to be positive for Lead (Pb). As a result, I started looking out for other kitchen products with celebrity names attached to test for potential toxicants — […]
Galvanized Napkin Ring From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia by Chip & Joanna Gaines: 591 ppm Lead. Related: #AskTamara: What do you use to test for Lead? This is another piece from the Hearth & Hand with Magnolia collection on Target’s website. Galvanized metal (or metal that has a “galvanized look”) is almost always positive […]
Green Glazed Stoneware Bowl From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Line by Chip & Joanna Gaines. I had recently tested some small Pioneer Woman ceramic bowls, and found them to be positive for Lead (Pb). As a result, I started looking out for other kitchen products with celebrity names attached to test for potential toxicants — […]
#AskTamara: Question: Do my Pioneer Woman dishes have Lead (Pb)? Do they have Cadmium (Cd), too? Answer: Well, do you want the short answer? … then “Yes”… BUT (and this is a BIG, LOUD “BUT”)…. ….PLEASE read the whole post below to see the exact level of Lead and Cadmium (found in the bowl pictured) […]
I bought this Chanukah menorah for my family at my local natural foods store c. 2009. It is made by Rite Lite of Brooklyn, New York. It is “Made in China” for the Jacob Rosenthal Judaica Collection. When tested with an XRF instrument the menorah pictured was positive for approximately 10,000 ppm Lead. To learn more […]
