XRF Testing

#LeadedChina: Optima White Ceramic Plate

Bike Lock Key: 4,587 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!

Typical American house key #2 – silver finish: 10,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is illegal in items intended for use by kids.

Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!

#Leaded: Black Sunbeam Crock-Pot Brand Ceramic Liner

#LeadedCrocks: Tru Crock Black Glazed Ceramic Liner

#LeadedCrocks: White Rival Liner

#LeadFree Crockpot!

#LeadedCrocks; Sunbeam 2

#LeadedCrocks: Sunbeam Black Ceramic Crockpot Liner

#LeadedCrocks: Crockpot Liner, Brand Unknown

#LeadedCrocks: Ceramic Rival CrockPot Liner

#SaferChoices: How to choose a Lead-free tea kettle

Small Le Creuset ceramic custard cup: 131 ppm Lead + 67 ppm Arsenic.

Le Creuset Red & Creme Colored Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 40,700 ppm Lead. [For context, 90 ppm is unsafe for children’s items.]

Le Creuset Tea Kettle: 11,900 ppm Cadmium (Cadmium causes cancer & does not belong in our tea kettles!) + 103 ppm Lead

#CadmiumConcerns: Le Creuset Casserole

The exterior enamel on this Le Creuset kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

Small Blue Ceramic Le Creuset Custard Pot: 36,900 ppm Lead

Vintage Syracuse china “Old Ivory” bowl with gold trim: 31,400 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Vintage Syracuse plain white ceramic dish, “Carefree” Serene pattern: 30,600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Syracuse China “Old Ivory” “Made In America” Tea Cup: 26,200 ppm Lead [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

Ikea Child’s Teacup in Blue: Non-Detect (Negative) for Lead

#LeadedAppliance: Baby Food Blender