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

February 2, 2017April 12, 2018

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…

#LeadedMugs: Starbucks White Mug, 2016

February 2, 2017September 16, 2023

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…

Recycled Clear Glass Starbucks Coffee Tumbler

Starbucks Coffee Recycled Glass Tumbler: 1,732 ppm Lead [For context: 100 ppm Lead is considered unsafe in toys.]

February 2, 2017February 5, 2019

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The Starbucks Coffee Brand slightly green tinted tumbler / glass pictured here had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument: Lead (Pb): 1,732 +/- 96 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Arsenic (As): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) The amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate of an item manufactured…

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

December 24, 2016March 26, 2019

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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…