Puzzles

Vintage chipboard Playskool Three Little Pigs puzzle (by Walt Disney Productions): Lead-free! Cadmium-free!

July 24, 2020January 19, 2024

When tested with an XRF Instrument the puzzle pictured here had the following readings: Peach area of pig’s skin: Zinc (Zn): 41 +/- 18 ppm Iron (Fe): 68 +/- 43 ppm Titanium (Ti): 20,000 +/- 800 ppm Yellow are of pig’s bow: Titanium (Ti): 20,600 +/- 1,000 ppm Blue area of pig’s shirt: Zinc (Zn):…

Vintage 1972 Wooden Fisher Price puzzle. 3,925 ppm Cadmium on the knobs. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

July 18, 2020July 20, 2022

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Are vintage Fisher Price puzzles a concern? Yes. A child will often chew on the knobs on this type of puzzle and these knobs (yellow or red) are consistently high-Cadmium vintage plastic. Cadmium causes cancer. Even if the risk is small it is not a risk that I feel is worth it given the inexpensive…

When tested with an XRF instrument this “You Name It Toys” Custom Name Puzzle – Farm Theme was negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic!

November 21, 2018July 20, 2022

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Originally published: November 21, 2018 Updated: October 26, 2020 I want my readers to know that this is not a paid post. The company that manufactures these products did not pay me to test their product nor to report about it on my website. The way this website works is I test and report on…

#LeadFree: Melissa & Doug Fish Colors Puzzle

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017

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Melissa & Doug, “Crafted by hand” Fish Colors Puzzle. Lead free! (Non-detect for lead as tested with an XRF instrument.) Made in China. Here’s my affiliate link for this product on Amazon!* All of the Melissa & Doug products that I have tested have been negative for lead. The nice thing about Melissa & Doug is…