Mugs

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

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Pumpkin Mug, Made In China: 17,400 ppm Lead & 381 ppm Cadmium! “Double Nice Co., LTD.” Many seasonal mugs are sold as novelty items and not only are novelty items not regulated for toxicity (in many instances the manufacturers actually claim they are not intended for children, even though they are obviously styled to be marketed…

#Leaded: Yellow Unmarked Vintage Mug

#Leaded: Yellow Unmarked Vintage Mug

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Sunny yellow coffee mug; no mark or maker – 215,800 ppm lead! Hazard level for a modern/newly manufactured toy is anything 90 ppm lead or greater. There is no regulation** limiting total lead content in dishes as detected with an XRF (especially vintage dishes) & this one is cracked and crazing, so likely leaching lead…

#LeadFree: HF Coors New White Mug

#LeadFree: HF Coors New White Mug

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HF Coors New White Mug #LeadFree Tested “non-detect” for lead using an XRF instrument Here are some products from this company on Amazon*. If you are interested in supporting my independent advocacy work and consumer goods testing, please consider making a contribution via the link below. Thank you! Http://www.GoFundMe.com/LeadSafeMama *Some of the links on this page…

1972 Handmade Christmas Mug / Teacup: 90,900 ppm Lead + 9,617 ppm Cadmium Too! [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

1972 Handmade Christmas Mug / Teacup: 90,900 ppm Lead + 9,617 ppm Cadmium Too! [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

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Vintage Handmade Christmas Mug from 1972: 90,900 ppm Lead (Pb). 9,617 ppm Cadmium (Cd). Read about #CadmiumConcerns here. For Context: the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint, glaze or coating. Vintage dishes are not regulated. This Christmas cup…

Ceramic Child’s mug with Teddy Bear: 15,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is illegal in modern items intended for use by kids.

Ceramic Child’s mug with Teddy Bear: 15,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is illegal in modern items intended for use by kids.

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Ceramic Baby Cup with Teddy Bear: 15,000 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument. The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead and higher in the paint, glaze or coating and anything 100 ppm Lead or higher in the substrate. Items intended for…

Blue Corelle Stoneware Mug

Blue Corelle Stoneware Mug

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Blue Corelle Ceramic Mug:  95 ppm Lead. Made in Thailand. #XRFTesting FYI: The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead. Items intended for adults (including dishware) are generally unregulated for total lead content. This mug would be considered safe by most standards.  I would not…

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Glasses contain 87,500 ppm Lead — did you have this one?

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Glasses contain 87,500 ppm Lead — did you have this one?

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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,…

#GuerrillaXRFTesting: Recycled Tinted Glass & Cocktails!

#GuerrillaXRFTesting: Recycled Tinted Glass & Cocktails!

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Please check out this little video below that Carissa (from Creative Green Living) and I made, testing recycled tinted glass from Spain, hot of the display shelf at Target! As we say in the video, recycled glass is often very high in lead.  I can’t say from looking at a product if it is going to leach…

#Leaded: Clint Eastwood Mug

#Leaded: Clint Eastwood Mug

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Clint Eastwood Mug by Polona Polona:  12,500 ppm lead, 13 ppm cadmium. (Lead on the inside too.) For lead-safe mug choices click here. Click here for more #SaferChoices for your family! • #XRFTesting Some of the links on this page may be affiliate links where a purchase made after clicking will support this website without costing you extra! …

Collectable Starbucks Coffee White Ceramic Mug

2008 White Ceramic Starbucks Coffee Holiday Mug: 11,200 ppm Lead

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2008 White Ceramic Starbucks Coffee Holiday Mug:  Tested positive for lead with levels as high as 11,200 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument. An item like this will not likely test positive with a LeadCheck swab. You can read more about that here. For context: the amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate…

#LeadedMugs; Dollar Store – #1 Mom!

#LeadedMugs; Dollar Store – #1 Mom!

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901 ppm lead. #DollarStore,  Purchased c. 2010. —— The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead. Items intended for adults (including dishware) are generally unregulated for total lead content as detectable with an XRF. For lead-free mug & cup choices click here!  …

Starbucks Coffee Insulated Mug Stainless And Ceramic

2011 Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel Starbucks Travel Mug: 63,549 ppm Lead. Context – 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items!

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Starbucks 2011 Ceramic Lined Travel Mug- (broke in shipping). Inside of mug / white ceramic liner / the part that touches the coffee: 63,549 ppm Lead (ummmm huh!?). The above number is the level of Lead found when testing the mug using XRF technology. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. For context: The…

#Leaded: 2006 White Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel Starbucks Coffee Brand Travel Mug

#Leaded: 2006 White Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel Starbucks Coffee Brand Travel Mug

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2006 Starbucks Mug. Made in China. Interior & exterior white glaze: 66 ppm lead. Logo (words): 1,122 ppm lead & 266 ppm arsenic.  If you have an interest in learning more about these posts (likely because you are new to my site!) please check out this post and this post for a start!  Thanks for visiting! For lead-free mug & cup choices…

Plain White Ceramic Starbucks Coffee Mug With Logo

#LeadedMugs: Starbucks White Mug, 2016

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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 been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

#LeadFreeDishes: Newer Fiestaware Mug and Saucer

#LeadFreeDishes: Newer Fiestaware Mug and Saucer

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Newer Fiestaware Coffee Cup & Saucers: NO LEAD. However positive for approximately 130 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is most often found in ceramics that are painted with reds, yellows or oranges, or other colors that may have those colors as part of the formula. • • • Please read about my concerns for cadmium here. Tested…

#LeadFree: Handmade Ceramic Mug

#LeadFree: Handmade Ceramic Mug

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Handmade ceramic mug No Lead No Mercury 54 ppm Cadmium Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are low-lead or lead-free!  As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even be marked as lead-free (look on the bottom…

Lead-Safe Handmade Mug

Lead-Safe Handmade Mug

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Purple handmade mug Dark purple: 101 ppm lead White part: 62 ppm Arsenic Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are low-lead or lead-free!  As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even be marked as lead-free (look…

#LeadFree: Irish Coffee Mugs

#LeadFree: Irish Coffee Mugs

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Lead-Free Handmade Irish Coffee Mugs Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are lead-free!  As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even be marked as lead-free (look on the bottom of the piece or on the tag…

Leaded Mugs: Yellow & Blue

Leaded Mugs: Yellow & Blue

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Yellow Mug: 200 ppm lead Blue Mug: non-detect for lead. No mark or maker At my friend Nancy’s house.  She loves “yard-sailing”! #XRFTesting This is one of several posts where I will share very little information and really focus on the photos and the XRF Test results.  If you have an interest in learning more…

2012 Minnie Mouse Mug: 108,300 ppm Lead + 28,600 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm is considered unsafe 4 kids.)

2012 Minnie Mouse Mug: 108,300 ppm Lead + 28,600 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm is considered unsafe 4 kids.)

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This Minnie Mouse mug was purchased new by me in Orlando at a gift shop in February of 2012. [I went there for the National Home Builders show when we were first working on filming my documentary on childhood lead poisoning.] The mug tested positive with an XRF instrument with the following readings: Lead (Pb):…

c. 2010, Darker Blue “Made in Thailand” Corelle Stoneware Mug: 1,585 ppm Lead + 231 ppm Arsenic.

c. 2010, Darker Blue “Made in Thailand” Corelle Stoneware Mug: 1,585 ppm Lead + 231 ppm Arsenic.

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Corelle Stoneware Mugs These are the mugs that come with the lead-free glass plates they sell… Medium Blue Mugs Purchased c. 2010 1,585 ppm Lead 231 ppm Arsenic “Made in Thailand” If you have an interest in learning more about these posts (likely because you are new to my site!) please check out this post…

M-I-C-K-E-Y… Mickey Mouse Anchor Hocking Disney Mug: 75,300 ppm Lead + 15,400 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Pb is unsafe 4 kids!)

M-I-C-K-E-Y… Mickey Mouse Anchor Hocking Disney Mug: 75,300 ppm Lead + 15,400 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Pb is unsafe 4 kids!)

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Anchor Brand Made in USA Vintage (1980?) Mickey Mouse Club milk glass mug As high as 75,300 ppm lead and 15,400 arsenic in the painted design The milk glass is “non-detect” for lead and tested positive for arsenic at 8 ppm #XRFTesting This is one of several posts where I will share very little information…

Leaded Mugs: Corelle

Leaded Mugs: Corelle

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Corelle Stoneware Mugs These are the mugs that come with the lead-free glass plates they sell… Light Blue Mugs Purchased 4 or 5 years ago 825 ppm lead 571 ppm arsenic “Made in Thailand” #XRFTesting This is one of several posts where I will share very little information and really focus on the photos and…

2013 Starbucks Coffee Company Espresso Collectable Cup, Peru: 16,900 ppm Lead + 4,606 ppm Arsenic Too!

2013 Starbucks Coffee Company Espresso Collectable Cup, Peru: 16,900 ppm Lead + 4,606 ppm Arsenic Too!

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2013 Starbucks Peru mini mug / espresso cup As high as 16,900 ppm Lead & 4,606 ppm Arsenic. Just because a mug is small does not mean it was made for use by children!!! The amount of Lead that is considered illegal in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is anything 90…