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Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.

Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.

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XRF test results below are for the exact item pictured. (It arrived broken – shipped to me by a reader) To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For…

Made In Poland – Handmade Ceramic Boleslawiec Mug: 91 ppm Lead, considered safe by all standards.

Made In Poland – Handmade Ceramic Boleslawiec Mug: 91 ppm Lead, considered safe by all standards.

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Handmade in Poland, ceramic Boleslawiec mug. Tested with an XRF instrument. Very low lead (within safe range), between 86 and 91 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint, glaze or coating – or anything…

“Made in Poland” Yellow Enamelware Mug: 88 ppm Lead + 21,600 ppm Cadmium [75 ppm Cadmium is illegal in modern items in Denmark.]

“Made in Poland” Yellow Enamelware Mug: 88 ppm Lead + 21,600 ppm Cadmium [75 ppm Cadmium is illegal in modern items in Denmark.]

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Yellow Enamelware Mug, “Made In Poland.” Positive for Lead at 88 ppm and for Cadmium at 21,600 ppm. Tested with an XRF instrument. While this mug is considered Lead-Safe* the amount of Cadmium present is at a level that is considered toxic in an item intended for children (and toxic by many standards otherwise as…

#LeadSafe: Polish Ceramic Dishes

#LeadSafe: Polish Ceramic Dishes

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Polish dishes. Small bowl: 99 ppm lead, 37 ppm Cadmium, 1175 ppm Chromium (non-detect for As & Hg) — Pasta dish: 192 ppm lead, 22 ppm arsenic (non-detect for Cr / Hg / Cd.) Tested with an XRF in 2016. These are within safe “range” for this sort of thing, and for decorative dishes they…

#LeadSafe Dishes: Polish Pottery

#LeadSafe Dishes: Polish Pottery

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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…