Small Corelle Plate With Red Floral Border: 2,788 ppm Cadmium + Arsenic
Small Corelle Plate With Red Floral Border. Date of manufacture, c. 2012. To see more Corelle pieces I have tested, Click HERE. Tests were done for at least 60 seconds each. Red Decorative Elements: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): 2,788 +/- 64 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): 48 +/- 18 ppm…
2018 Dollar Store “I Love Santa” Design Ceramic Coffee Mug: 1,154 ppm Cadmium
2018 Dollar Tree “I Love Santa” Design Ceramic Mug, Royal Norfolk By Greenbrier International, Inc. Made in China For exact XRF test results, scroll down. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. As many red-colored items are, the red words on this mug were positive for a relatively high level of Cadmium. Cadmium…
2018 Dollar Store Santa Claus Design Metal Tray/ Plate: Lead-Free!
2018 Dollar Tree Santa Claus Design Metal Tray By Greenbrier International, Inc. Made in China. For exact XRF test results, scroll down. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. I was actually not at all surprised that this was 100% Lead-free. Most new tins (and items made of the same material as cookie…
2018 Dollar Store Snowman Design Metal Tray/ Plate: Lead-Free!
2018 Dollar Tree Snowman Design Metal Tray By Greenbrier International, Inc. Made in China For exact XRF test results, scroll down. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. To make a contribution and help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. I was actually not at all surprised that…
2018 Dollar Store Red & White Snow Flake Metal Tray/ Plate: Lead-Free!
2018 Dollar Tree Snowflake Design Red & White Metal Tray By Greenbrier International, Inc. Made in China For exact XRF test results, scroll down. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. I was actually not at all surprised that this was 100% Lead-free. Most new tins (and items made of the same material…
Today in the wee hours of the morning before I woke up November 2018 became #LeadSafeMama’s best month ever!
As of this moment there have been more than 73,000 unique views here on LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com in the month of November 2018. Even though there are still more than 11 days left in the month this makes November 2018 my #BestMonthEver, with June 2017 and November 2017 now falling in to 2nd and 3rd…
2018 Dollar Store “Happy Birthday” Wine Glass by Cristar: Lead-Free!
2018 Dollar Tree “Happy Birthday” Wine Glass by Cristar Made in Columbia For exact XRF test results, scroll down. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is…
Corelle Vitrelle Plain White Bowl, Purchased New in 2017: Lead Free
These are the bowls I bought for my family last year. I got both the large and small size and I love them – for everything. These are the things I love about them: super practical, high sides, less spilling, good for storing stuff in the fridge, break resistant and yes – LEAD FREE (most…
BIA Cordon Bleu International Dish – Indonesia: 6,081 ppm Lead (in the back mark.) 90 is unsafe in items used by kids.
This plain white BIA Cordon Bleu International plate (purchased at New Seasons Market in Portland, Oregon – c. 2010 and “Made in Indonesia”) had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument: Bottom Logo (picture above): Lead (Pb): 6,081 +/- 145 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As):…
White Ceramic Ikea 365 Mug, Made in Romania: Lead Safe
White Ceramic Ikea 365 Mug, Made in Romania: Lead Safe When tested with an XRF instrument, the readings on the mug picture here are as follows Lead (Pb): 37 +/- 11 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Barium (Ba): 91 +/- 41 ppm Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative…
Plain White Ceramic Pottery Barn PB Classic Mug: 2,528 ppm Lead on the Logo. 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items.
Plain White Ceramic Pottery Barn Mug. The logo on the bottom of this Pottery Barn PB Classic ceramic mug is positive for a fairly high level of lead. If you want a guideline on determining if your mug’s logo is leaded I have found the following rule to consistently be true (probably about 99% of…
Lead-free: Large White Ceramic Crate & Barrel Martin Hunt Bistro Bowl
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
Pioneer Woman Willow Pattern Dipping Bowl: As high as 1,858 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids)
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Willow” Pattern (Blue) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary…
Pioneer Woman Kari Pattern Dipping Bowl: As high as 2,299 ppm Lead
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Kari” Pattern (Blue) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary…
Pioneer Woman “Vintage Floral” Teal Dipping Bowl: As high as 6,140 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items)
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Vintage Floral” Teal Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker….
Pioneer Woman Blossom Jubilee/ Gold Dipping Bowl: As high as 951 ppm Lead
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Blossom Jubilee” Gold (Yellow) Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a…
Pioneer Woman Floral Bursts/ Red Dipping Bowl: As high as 744 ppm Lead
Below are the XRF test results for the Pioneer Woman “Floral Bursts” Red Dipping Bowl pictured here. To learn more about XRF testing, click HERE. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary…
XRF Test Results for Stephen D. Evans Electroplated & Dyed Blue Agate Coaster
This is a “Stephen D Evans” Blue Agate Coaster with an electroplated metal edging. Click THIS LINK to see these items on Amazon*. Here’s the full Stephen D Evans shop on Amazon too. I thought my readers would find the XRF test results for this very interesting as so many things (including decorative household items…
Vintage Handmade Wooden Percussion Drum: Lead Free! [Click to read full XRF test results.]
When tested with an XRF instrument all components of this piece were negative (Non-Detect) for the following metals (& any other metal not listed below in the specific results listing): Lead (Pb) Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) Arsenic (As) Antimony (Sb) Selenium (Se) Chromium (Cr) Here’s a link to a similar style drum on Amazon.* In…
1,101,000 unique views! I’m a numbers geek and this is the kind of thing that makes me happy!
1,101,000 unique views here on this website as of this morning! I’m a numbers geek and this is the kind of thing that makes me happy! The funny thing is I all-but-failed statistics in high school (I think I was just distracted by the boys though!) Have a good day! Tamara #LeadSafeMama
1940 Drawer Pull From Dining Room Sideboard: 8,681 ppm Lead
These drawer pulls are from the dining set my grandparents got for their home when they were married in 1940 in San Francisco. When tested with an XRF instrument they had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 8,681 +/- 643 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative…
For Tamara’s Birthday this year (if you can help)…
For Tamara’s Birthday this year (if you can help)… …she’d like to take all of the kids to the dentist. For her birthday this year Tamara would like to take each of our sons to the dentist (and maybe go herself if we have enough $.) Given the legal drama around Tamara’s advocacy over the…
Black Glazed Stoneware Bowl from Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia by Chip & Joanna Gaines: 27 ppm Lead (Lead-safe)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
Galvanized Napkin Ring from Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia by Chip & Joanna Gaines: 591 ppm Lead
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…