School Supplies

August 2023 Amazon Picks: Top LEAD-FREE back-to-school choices to get you ready for the new school year!

“100% Natural” 2019 Eco-Wedge Crayons. Purple tested positive for trace levels of Arsenic. Other colors tested clean.

This is a summary with links to all my articles with XRF toxicant testing of school supplies

Melissa & Doug Jumbo Triangular Crayons (for ages 3+): Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury & Antimony

This post is linked to all of my posts about crayons; including Crayola, Honey Sticks, Filana, and Stockmar.

Artists Serving Artists red acrylic ruler (made in China) from Blick Art Materials: no metals detected at all! [Lead-free!]

Vintage Thermos lunchbox: Positive for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium — a LUNCHBOX! (Don’t let kids use this)

Lead Safe Mama’s Back-To-School Shopping Guide – Items I actually use with my family.

Vintage Maxwell House Thermos: 2,034 ppm Lead, 26 Cadmium, 249 Arsenic, 42 Antimony & that’s just in the CUP!

Unifix Math Counting Blocks Teaching Aid from Portland Public Schools: 1330 ppm Cadmium [a known carcinogen.]

“NonToxic” Organic Beeswax Crayons USA Made: 2 colors positive for trace Cadmium (a known carcinogen.)

Honey Sticks beeswax crayons from New Zealand: two colors tested positive for trace Cadmium, a known carcinogen.

Wonder Woman Pencil Tin, Purchased New at Target in 2018

Click to read the full XRF test results for Stockmar beeswax crayons (testing for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, etc.)

Question: Do Crayola Crayons have Lead? Answer: Yes they do, at levels considered safe for toys but unsafe for food.