XRFTesting

#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

#LeadedAppliances: Butterfly Pressure Cooker Lid

Butterfly pressure cooker (from India) valves: 120,500 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe. This was a likely source of poisoning for a child.

#LeadedAppliances: c. 2010 Cuisinart Blender

Newer (c. 2014) Yellow Fiestaware Plate: Lead-free, Cadmium-free & Arsenic-free!

Newer Tangerine Orange Fiesta Bowl: 227 ppm Cadmium (& Lead-free). Fiesta is aware their products have Cadmium.

Modern Fiestaware Dark Blue Bowl: 50 ppm Arsenic (but Lead Free!) Wait. What? Arsenic?

Newer Fiestaware Purple Bowl: 67 ppm Cadmium [but Lead-free]

#AskTamara: Does Vintage Fiestaware Have Lead? Does New Fiestaware Have Lead?

#LeadFreeDishes: Newer Fiestaware Mug and Saucer

Modern White Fiestaware Tea Cup: 40 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument (safe by all standards).