XRF Testing

Vintage Winthrop silver plate Gerber Baby spoon: Lead-Free, 14.7% silver! This is safe for babies to use! Do you have one?
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Vintage Winthrop silver plate Gerber Baby spoon: Lead-Free, 14.7% silver! This is safe for babies to use! Do you have one?

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This was purchased at an antique store (for $12) and I don’t know how old it is. If you happen to have one of these at home (from your childhood) and know the year made, please let me know and I will update the post accordingly! Thank you. Gerber baby spoon – handle Zinc (Zn):…

OXO green silicone spatula: 1117 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 11 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
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OXO green silicone spatula: 1117 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 11 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses high-precision XRF testing (a…

OXO orange silicone spatula: 489 ppm Lead + 16 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
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OXO orange silicone spatula: 489 ppm Lead + 16 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses high-precision XRF testing (a…

2019 Ikea Bintje Plant Pot: Lead-Free. 82% Zinc + 17% Iron. There are actually a lot of safe things made in China!
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2019 Ikea Bintje Plant Pot: Lead-Free. 82% Zinc + 17% Iron. There are actually a lot of safe things made in China!

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Ikea Bintje Plant Pot, 60 second test: Chromium (Cr): 2,043 +/- 194 ppm Zinc (Zn): 824,700 +/- 8,800 ppm Iron (Fe): 165,900 +/- 2,700 ppm Cobalt (Co): 5,944 +/- 695 ppm This piece is discussed in this video – link here. I will update this post shortly, but just wanted to start by making sure…

1956 copy of Harry The Dirty Dog: 3,099 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is considered unsafe and illegal in modern books for kids.
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1956 copy of Harry The Dirty Dog: 3,099 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is considered unsafe and illegal in modern books for kids.

  Tested area #1 Double page with train/ focus on green; 60 second test: Lead (Pb): 689 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,002 +/- 107 ppm Chromium (Cr): 77 +/- 48 ppm Bromine (Br): 6 +/- 3 ppm Zinc (Zn): 389 +/- 16 ppm Copper (Cu): 39 +/- 13 ppm Iron (Fe): 496 +/- 36…