XRF Testing

2017 (?) Blue Hydro Flask

A Tale of Two Hydro Flasks: Leaded & Not!

Purple Hydro Flask Tested December 2015

Black Hydro Flask, Purchased in 2014.

Galvanized metal modern/ newer (2014) maple syrup bucket, marked “No Lead”: 405 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)

I was really sad when (in 2014) I discovered that this antique maple syrup bucket was positive for 12,500 ppm Lead!

#Leaded: Memory Lane Plate, c. 1970

#Leaded: Christmas Mugs, c. 2013

Metal Santa Dish: 1,205 ppm Lead (levels over 90 ppm in consumer goods are illegal for kids)

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead

1988 Wonder Woman Figurine

Newer (c. 2013?) Lenox Opal Innocence pattern china (Made in USA): Lead-free!

Sterling Vitrified China, WW2 U.S. Navy, Ohio: 44,800 ppm Lead

1966 Royal Albert Bone China: “Sweet Violets”: 65,403 ppm Lead & 13,729 ppm Arsenic.

Leaded Crystal Decanter

2013 Riedel Glass: 300,000 ppm Lead. Leaded crystal should not be used. Luckily Target has a Lead-free version!

2014 Weck Canning Jar: 142 ppm Lead. Context: 90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe in items intended for use by children.

Leaded Crystal Candle Sticks

Green Tinted Crystal Rainbow Maker

Lead-Free Hanging Crystal

Rainbow Maker: 403,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Do you have one at home? Click for Lead-free options.

Beatrix Potter Wedgwood Peter Rabbit Baby cup (c. 1960 ): 59,200 ppm Lead (illegal if made today)

Beatrix Potter Wedgwood China Peter Rabbit Baby Bowl (c. 1970): 59,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 10,900 Arsenic