Vintage Johnson Bros. Hearts & Flowers Mug: 50,600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe & illegal for new items made for use by kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument this “Made in England”, Johnson Brothers Mug was positive for 50,600 ppm Lead in the glaze. Originally written November 23, 2017 Updated December 1, 2019 How much Lead is too much Lead? For context, the hazard level for a modern/newly manufactured item intended for use by children is anything…
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Scientific Study: Potential Hazard of Lead in Decorated Glassware
Published: November 23, 2017 Here’s a direct link to the study on PubMed. Click the image below to read the full article shown below from IFL Science! “Dr Andrew Turner of the University of Plymouth, UK tested a range of glass products used for storing liquids, both new and second hand. These included tumblers, beer…
#Leaded: Vintage “Spring Blossom Green” Pattern (Crazy Daisy) Pyrex Casserole, c. 1972 to 1979
Vintage Pyrex “Spring Blossom Green” pattern casserole: 110,000 ppm lead in the white flowers. It just takes a microscopic amount of lead to poison a child. The amount of lead that is considered toxic for children in a new / modern item created and sold as intended to be used by a child is 90…
#LeadSafe: Polish Ceramic Dishes
Polish dishes. Small bowl: 99 ppm lead, 37 ppm Cadmium, 1175 ppm Chromium (non-detect for As & Hg) — Pasta dish: 192 ppm lead, 22 ppm arsenic (non-detect for Cr / Hg / Cd.) Tested with an XRF in 2016. These are within safe “range” for this sort of thing, and for decorative dishes they…
Chateau Buffet Bowl, Made In USA
Chateau Buffet – USA made – 140,000 ppm lead! The amount of lead in dishes is not specifically regulated (as a portion of content.) The thing that is regulated (in some areas) with newer items is the amount that leaches into food. If you have older dishes with high levels of lead, all bets are…
Target Home American Simplicity
Bowl from Target that I tested with a Niton XRF (same instrument used by the CPSC to test for toxicants): apprx 34,000 ppm lead on the inside & 21,000 ppm lead on the outside. For more information about my concern for lead in dishes… Check out this link: https://tamararubin.com/topics/pottery/ Here’s are links to some new…
Our Thanksgiving Tradition: Music, History, Storytelling & Humor! Alice’s Restaurant – the song!
Every Thanksgiving with my mother (Helene), growing up in Hingham, Mass we would listen to Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant! Since we were from Massachusetts (and since it was the 1970s!!!) it felt like home, like our very own anthem! (I miss you mom!) Happy Thanksgiving everyone! They have it on Amazon too! Link here.* For those…
A friend shared this with me (meme)…
I just wanted to share this on my blog. I don’t know the original source, but it seems totally appropriate! [If you know the original source I would be happy to add that as a credit] Happy Thanksgiving and may you have fun along your way even if things don’t go as planned! Tamara Rubin…
We keep a vegan home & I haven’t cooked a turkey in more than two decades, but here is what I would use IF I were going to cook a turkey!
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
2017 (?) Blue Hydro Flask
Newer (2017?) Hydro Flask. Tested in June of 2017. Lead Free! Newer Hydro Flasks (2017 and newer, based on what I have tested) seem to be consistently lead-free! In 2015/2016 Hydro Flask had offered to replace the older leaded products with a lead-free product, so it might be worth giving them a call to ask for…
A Tale of Two Hydro Flasks: Leaded & Not!
Newer Green (Columbia) Hydro Flask: #LeadFree! Tested in August 2017 ~~~~~ Older Orange Hydro Flask (pre-2013), center sealing dot on bottom: 177,500 ppm Lead. Good job on getting the Lead out, Hydro Flask! 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…
Purple Hydro Flask Tested December 2015
Newer purple Hydro Flask. Bottom seal (center of bottom as tested through purple coating): 3,647 ppm lead & 1,013 ppm arsenic. Tested with an XRF instrument. The lead is on the outside and does not touch the contents of the bottle. Note: other brands have no lead at all. This brand historically used lead solder to seal…
Black Hydro Flask, Purchased in 2014.
Black Hydro Flask, Purchased in 2014. Bottom seal dot: 2,150 ppm lead; 15,900 ppm arsenic. The lead is in the bottom “sealing dot” on the outside of the product (see center dot in bottom photo on this post) and does not touch the contents of the water bottle. The leaded sealing dot is usually covered with…
Galvanized metal modern/ newer (2014) maple syrup bucket, marked “No Lead”: 405 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
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 Mama,…
Vintage Ice Cream Scoop: 1,170 ppm Lead in the metal of the scoop. Context: 100 ppm (& up) is illegal in items made for use by kids.
Vintage ice cream scoop – 1,170 ppm lead (in the scoop.) Here’s my post with lead-free ice cream scoop choices! For #SaferChoices for your family, click here. To make a contribution in support of my independent consumer goods testing and lead poisoning prevention advocacy work, click here. Thank you!
I was really sad when (in 2014) I discovered that this antique maple syrup bucket was positive for 12,500 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 Mama,…
#Leaded: Memory Lane Plate, c. 1970
Memory Lane plate: 51,200 ppm lead. Vintage – 1970s. Read more about testing dishes here. To see the #LeadFree dishes I use in my home, click here. For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here. To make a contribution in support of my independent consumer goods testing and lead poisoning prevention advocacy work, click here….
#Leaded: Christmas Mugs, c. 2013
Christmas Mugs – 10,000 to 13,000 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic / unsafe in an item intended for children is any level 90 ppm and higher. Want some ideas for lead-free mugs? Check out this post.
Metal Santa Dish: 1,205 ppm Lead (levels over 90 ppm in consumer goods are illegal for kids)
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.
Pumpkin Mug, Made In China: 17,400 ppm Lead & 381 ppm Cadmium! “Double Nice Co., LTD.” Many seasonal mugs are sold as novelty items and not only are novelty items not regulated for toxicity (in many instances the manufacturers actually claim they are not intended for children, even though they are obviously styled to be marketed…
Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead
Alternate Title: #AskTamara: What types of beads are safe for my children to play with? 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…
1988 Wonder Woman Figurine
1988 Wonder Woman figurine (I have a little collection of these, thanks to my husband!) Made in China! Lead Free! [Tested “Non-Detect” for lead with an XRF instrument on all colors.] For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here. To make a contribution in support of my independent consumer goods testing and lead poisoning prevention…
Newer (c. 2013?) Lenox Opal Innocence pattern china (Made in USA): Lead-free!
Originally posted: November 21, 2017 Updated: February 19, 2020 Newer (c. 2013?) Opal Innocence Lenox Fine Bone China, Classics Collection. These were tested with an XRF instrument and came up non-detect for Lead. Please note, the golden/platinum band may or may not have lead in it but it does not take up enough of the…