Cream glaze on exterior of cup:
(Interior glaze has similar readings)
Barium (Ba): 11,100 +/- 700 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 19,400 +/- 900 ppm
Iron (Fe): 536 +/- 155 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 94 +/- 48 ppm ...
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2015 double wall ceramic Starbucks travel coffee cup: 53 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Note: cup broke in shipping!
Reading on green outside Starbucks logo:
Lead (Pb): 53 +/- 33 ppm
Barium (Ba): 16,700 +/- 800 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 14,600 +/- 500 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 1,283 +/- 137 ppm
Copper (Cu): 169 +/- 82 ppm
Iron (Fe): 708 +/- 236 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 149 +/- 45 ppm ...
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“the steaming bean, telluride, colorado” – ceramic travel coffee cup: 41 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
XRF test results for mug pictured (note: mug broke in shipping!)
Orange lettering on mug:
Lead (Pb): 35 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,311+/- 376 ppm
Tin (Sn): 147 +/- 47 ppm
Iron (Fe): 950 +/- 133 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 184 +/- 27 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,861 +/- 154 ppm
Chlorine (Cl): ...
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“Hand Made in Poland” coffee mug with floral design: 51 ppm Lead (safe by all standards.)
Blue on glaze of handle
... broke in shipping...
Lead (Pb): 51 +/- 18 ppm
Barium (Ba): 286 +/- 53 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 18,500 +/- 700 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,977 +/- 263 ppm
Vanadium (V): 610 +/- 77 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,674 +/- 149 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 32,200 +/- 1,200 ppm
White glazed ...
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Toysmith brand Shimmer Slap Bracelet (blue & silver mermaid sequins): Lead-free (66 ppm Antimony).
Testing on silver sequin side of slap bracelet:
Barium (Ba): 333 +/- 116 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 93 +/- 30 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 66 +/- 28 ppm
Tin (Sn): 39 +/- 20 ppm
Copper (Cu): 123 +/- 69 ppm
Iron (Fe): 102,200 +/- 2,600 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 38 +/- 18 ppm
Testing on blue velour ...
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Corelle Batik pattern vintage dish: 28,900 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium & Arsenic too.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings (in the brown painted design on the food surface):
Lead (Pb): 28,900 +/- 1,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,342 +/- 78 ppm
Arsenic (As): 3,355 +/- 277 ppm
Barium (Ba): 1,179 +/- 314 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 649 ...
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Royal M Cameo Blue Maruto Japan vintage dinner plate: Lead-Free! (surprise!)
XRF Readings for the dish pictured on this post:
On the plain white of the food surface:
Barium (Ba): 2,838 +/- 364 ppm
Zinc (Fe): 27,100 +/- 800 ppm
Iron (Fe): 221 +/- 67 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 64 +/- 29 ppm
On the blue floral edge of the food surface:
Note: black back-mark tested ...
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Pencil end-cap eraser: Lead-free when tested with an XRF instrument.
When tested with an XRF instrument the eraser pictured here had the following readings:
Barium (Ba): 1,892 +/- 415 ppm
Iron (Fe): 237 +/- 110 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,369 +/- 245 ppm
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Vintage pressed metal Blue Willow plate, Made in England: “Lead-safe” (108 +/- 63 ppm).
XRF Test results for the dish pictured here.
On a white section of the dish
Chromium (Cr): 443 +/- 216 ppm
Tin (Sn): 6,334 +/- 460 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 1,673 +/- 312 ppm
Iron (Fe): 713,900 +/- 46,000 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 144 +/- 73 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 141,300 +/- 9,100 ppm
Chlorine ...
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Vintage Tupperware butter dish: 12 ppm Lead (safe by all standards for Lead, but may have BPA if pre-2010).
XRF test results for the vintage butter dish pictured here.
White base of butter dish:
Lead (Pb): 12+/- 5 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 214 +/- 20 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 24 +/- 15 pm
Iron (Fe): 114 +/- 37 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 17,600 +/- 400 pm
Yellow lid of butter dish:
Zinc (Zn): 180 +/- 30 ...
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Tamara’s Favorite Things – Duralex clear glass “Cosy” coffee mug: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free.
These are my favorite mugs - the mugs my family uses every day in our home. I like them so much that I even bought a set for my son to get his kitchen away at college started!
XRF test results for clear glass coffee mug pictured here.
30-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): ...
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Vintage cream colored Tupperware pill box: Lead-free (may have BPA if pre-2010).
XRF test results for vintage Tupperware pill box pictured here.
Zinc (Zn): 42 +/- 26 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,116 +/- 143 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 16,600 +/- 400 ppm
As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tamara ...
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My Green Canteen “Because our children deserve a pristine planet”: 20,900 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) & 3,481 Arsenic
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 also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Maybe avoid Shutterfly mugs for Father’s Day? c. 2016 Mug: 19,000 ppm Lead, 2,025 ppm Arsenic, 805 ppm Cadmium.
XRF test results for c. 2016 Shutterfly Mug
Summary: While the interior of these mugs appears to be Lead-free, the exterior has three known toxic heavy metals and your lips do touch the exterior (when the mug is used as intended.)
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate ...
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