XRF Testing

Mikasa Maxima Sorrento pattern cup and saucer: 21,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 167 pm Cadmium.

January 31, 2020March 20, 2020

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When tested with an XRF instrument (for repeated 30 second tests on each component) the Mikasa cup and saucer pictured here had the following readings: White center of plate Lead (Pb): 69 +/- 15 ppm Barium (Ba): 383 +/- 56 ppm Zinc (Zn): 32,500 +/- 800 ppm Copper (Cu): 79+/- 38 ppm Iron (Fe): 461…

Heath Ceramic Bowl (#104) Sausalito, California: 226,000 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)

January 30, 2020June 27, 2023

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Ceramic Plate by Greenbrier International: 30 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

January 30, 2020January 31, 2020

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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 XRF testing (a scientific…

“Made In Japan” Casual Images by Lenox, Rose Garden Pattern: 20,800 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 137 ppm Cadmium

January 30, 2020July 29, 2020

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When tested with an XRF instrument (60 second readings) this Casual Images by Lenox (in the Rose Garden Pattern) china had the following readings: On the center of the food surface of the plate: Copper (Cu): 188 +/- 48 ppm Iron (Fe): 934 +/- 207 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 40 +/- 16 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 8,733…

Vintage Churchill “Made In England” Blue & White Ceramic Dish: 87,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids.)

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

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When tested with an XRF instrument (for a minimum of 60 seconds per test) the food surface of the dish pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 87,700 +/- 2,900 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,431 +/- 154 ppm Selenium (Se): 171 +/- 56 ppm Gold (Au): 209 +/- 89 ppm Zinc (Zn): 83 +/- 36…