Syracuse large cereal bowls – nicked from a college cafeteria c. 2002: 31,900 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
How much poison is on your Christmas tree? Mercury glass tree topper: 207 ppm Lead + 462 ppm Arsenic. Don’t break it!
Greenbrier International “Christmas Pickle” (Dollar Tree store; Made in China ): 45 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
The Beatles Yellow Submarine pin: 447,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] + 6.766 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
Pure Down natural goose down feather pillow with white cotton case: 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping.
Bennington Potters blue glazed ceramic coffee mug: LEAD FREE! Really great gift choice! $31.00 (including shipping).
A lovely inexpensive natural non-toxic gift idea – olive wood bowl from Trader Joe’s: Lead-free & only $5.99!
Terrifying tiny pewter piggy: 16,700 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 80,900 ppm Antimony (causes cancer in rats.)
