When tested with an XRF instrument this newer Portmeirion Eden Fruits pattern mug (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
On a part with primarily green glaze:
Lead (Pb): 197 +/- 22 ppm
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative ...
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Things From Canada – Wooden Toy Train Car: Non-Detect (negative) for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony.
When tested with an XRF instrument this unpainted wooden child’s train car toy (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
Reading One:
Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect ...
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Things From Canada – Blue Wooden Block: negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic and Antimony.
When tested with an XRF instrument this blue painted wooden child’s building block with red alphabet letters (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury ...
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Things From Canada – Yellow Wooden Block: 35 ppm Lead + 19 pm Arsenic. Safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument this yellow painted wooden child’s building block (sent to me by a reader in Canada) had the following readings:
On a part with worn off paint:
Lead (Pb): 27 +/- 13 ppm
Arsenic (As): 19 +/- 12 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): ...
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Lead Safe Mama Site Stats Update: October 2019 closed out as the 9th best month ever!
Lead Safe Mama Site Stats Update: November 10, 2019 – 1,603,065 unique readers in the past 12 months alone!
Here are some of the latest Lead Safe Mama stats - pretty amazing (the number of people we are reaching together with this message!) Thank you for being here and for sharing this work and making this impact possible!
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Hardcover 1946 children’s book – “Fun with Dick and Jane”: 1,045 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this 1946 hardcover edition of of “Fun with Dick and Jane” had the following readings:
On the painted part of the cover (yellow area):
Lead (Pb): 839 +/- 24 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (negative)
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (negative)
Arsenic (As): 76 ...
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2019 Cost Plus World Market brown ceramic mug with blue glaze: 39 ppm Lead (safe by all standards.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this brown ceramic mug with light blue glaze ("Made in China” and purchased at World Market in November of 2019 for $3.99) had the following readings:
XRF test focused on unglazed brown ceramic base of cup:
Lead (Pb): 39 +/- 14 ppm (safe by all ...
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A 1984 Gorham baby cup likely sold as a Lead-Free Pewter: 1,441 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 70,500 ppm Antimony (a carcinogen.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this baby cup from 1984 had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 1,441 +/- 293 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 70,500 +/- 1,500 ppm
Tin (Sn): 910,500 +/- 4,100 ppm
Copper (Cu): 11,00 +/- 1,100 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 5,012 +/- 370 ppm
All tests results listed on ...
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2019 Cost Plus/ World Market “Here Comes Santa Claus” Christmas dish: 1,705 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe 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 ...
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Cost Plus/ World Market iridescent ceramic alicorn Christmas ornament: Only 69 ppm Lead (under 90 is safe 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 ...
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Waterford crystal bud vase: 386,000 ppm Lead (39% Lead)! Crystal items can passively create Lead dust in your home.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
Read More about Waterford crystal bud vase: 386,000 ppm Lead (39% Lead)! Crystal items can passively create Lead dust in your home.
A second antique (1906?) pressed-glass tiny mug: Also Lead-free!!! Click to see more images of “press line” examples.
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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Red & clear vintage/antique pressed glass child’s mug: Lead-free!!! Please make a note of the “press lines”
Press lines often are a good indicator that an antique or vintage functional glassware item (mug, vase, bowl, platter, etc.) is Lead-free (see images below).
This is not ALWAYS the case, of course — but is almost always the case...in more than 10 years of testing consumer goods for Lead using XRF ...
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