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2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Turkey – Lilac Arv “Ruffled” Dish: 341 ppm Lead + 34 ppm Cadmium (Read full post for details.)

2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Turkey – Lilac Arv “Ruffled” Dish: 341 ppm Lead + 34 ppm Cadmium (Read full post for details.)

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  Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009: Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I test and…

Older Ikea Glass: 41,400 ppm Lead + 745 Cadmium (note: ALL newer Ikea I have tested has been Lead-safe or Lead-free)

Older Ikea Glass: 41,400 ppm Lead + 745 Cadmium (note: ALL newer Ikea I have tested has been Lead-safe or Lead-free)

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  For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

2018 Sur La Table “Made In Turkey” Bistro Pattern Dish Set: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free.

2018 Sur La Table “Made In Turkey” Bistro Pattern Dish Set: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free.

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Sur La Table – Bistro pattern dishes This set of new (2018) white “Bistro” pattern dishes from Sur La Table (& Made in Turkey) had the following test results when tested with an XRF instrument.  XRF test results for the exact dishes pictured here: Lead (Pb): Non-detect / negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-detect / negative Arsenic (As):…