2019 Creative Co-op ceramic Christmas dish: 9,591 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 197 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
2019 Creative Co-op Kellie Montana ceramic Christmas plate: 49 ppm Lead + 1,319 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen)
Vintage Winthrop silver plate Gerber Baby spoon: Lead-Free, 14.7% silver! This is safe for babies to use! Do you have one?
OXO green silicone spatula: 1117 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 11 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
OXO orange silicone spatula: 489 ppm Lead + 16 ppm Cadmium in the food-contact surface. I avoid this brand.
2019 Ikea Bintje Plant Pot: Lead-Free. 82% Zinc + 17% Iron. There are actually a lot of safe things made in China!
1956 copy of Harry The Dirty Dog: 3,099 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is considered unsafe and illegal in modern books for kids.
Anchor Hocking Wexford Glassware (1967–1998) goblet with press lines (an excellent example of Lead-free vintage glassware.)
Vintage enamelware coffee pot toy: 620,400 ppm Lead. Yes, you read that right! 62% Lead! (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
1980 McDonalds Garfield Mug: 169,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids) + 10,700 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
February 2020 Shutterfly mug with red interior: 174 ppm Lead + 569 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen known to cause cancer)
Testing vintage books for Lead with Lead Safe Mama, February 24, 2020 (Video): Harry the Dirty Dog (1956)
1939 “Wm ROGERS MFG CO” New York World’s Fair spoon: 50% silver (Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!)
c. 1989 Flexibear Flexiblocks plastic toy: 1,735 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is considered unsafe/illegal in modern toys.
Blue vintage (1990s?) Duplo building block – by Lego: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!
Vintage (1990s?) AAA rubber toy blue whale (made in China): Lead-free, Antimony-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free & Mercury-free!
1999 Wedgwood white glazed Edme teacup (Made in England): 43,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
2019 “made in China” ceramic Ikea mug (21963-1 ): Lead-free glaze, 38 ppm Lead in the substrate. Safe by all standards.
1983 Avon Mother’s Day Dish: 9,750 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 121 ppm Antimony (causes cancer in rats).
Sunday chat with Lead Safe Mama, February 23, 2020 (Video): Vintage Silver Spoons, Duplos, FlexiBears, Ikea Mug, Sterling Pottery, Wedgwood, Avon
