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1993 Mikasa English Countryside Coffee Mug: 30,900 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
Exact XRF Readings For This Dish
When tested with an XRF instrument, this "White DP900" Mikasa English Countryside Coffee Mug from 1993 (purchased at a Mikasa outlet store in the state of Maine; Made in Japan) had the following readings:
Mug outside
Lead (Pb): 30,900 +/- 800 ppm
Zinc (Zn): ...
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1993 Mikasa English Countryside Dinner Plate: 26,200 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
Exact XRF Readings For This Dish
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Mikasa English Countryside (White DP900) China from 1993 (purchased at a Mikasa outlet store in the state of Maine, made in Malaysia) had the following readings [on the FOOD SURFACE of the plate!]:
Lead (Pb): 26,200 +/- ...
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Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].
Question:
I get this question quite often: “Can you test supplements with an XRF instrument?”
So I thought it was time for a blog post with the answer! :-)
Answer:
In most cases, it is neither appropriate nor meaningful to test supplements (or food products for that matter) for Lead (or ...
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Coming to you this morning from the New Hampshire Coast! Can you help me help more families today?
This work is crowd-funded... by all of you.Thank you for your support!
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A Recipe for Avi: Mom’s Matzoh Ball Soup
I have written this post for my son Avi.
Avi (14-1/2 years old, freshman in high school) really likes to cook! It’s one way he can be super creative in both an artistic way and a sciencey way! He asked me to give him my recipe for matzoh ball soup - so he could use it as a basis for a science ...
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OMG – I am going to be 50 years old in just over a month! Here’s what I want for my birthday…
Links:
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& then continue reading below the image...
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Vintage Coca-Cola Glass: 74,200 ppm Lead (a neurotoxin toxic at 90 ppm+) & 3,023 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen toxic at 40 ppm+)
In newly-manufactured items that are "intended for use by children" today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating; 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. In addition to testing positive for a very high level of Lead, the ...
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Vintage Pepsi Glass: 64,100 ppm Lead (a neurotoxin toxic at 90 ppm+) & 296 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen toxic at 40 ppm+)
In newly-manufactured items that are "intended for use by children" today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating; 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. The commemorative Pepsi glass pictured here also tested positive for ...
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1978 Garfield “It’s not a pretty life but somebody has to live it” McDonald’s mug: 99,300 ppm Lead (causes brain damage) + 5,833 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Continue reading below the images of additional cups/mugs/glassware we have tested. Each image below is a direct link to a separate article about that item containing its XRF test results. This piece (about the Garfield mug) is a good overview to help provide context for all of these additional ...
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Pottery Barn Great White Ceramic Mug: 130 +/- 12 ppm Lead (Pb). [Relatively Lead-safe; below 90 is safe in kids’ items.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Great White" design white ceramic mug "Made in China" for Pottery Barn had the following readings:
Exterior white glazed surface of the mug:
(XRF instrument cannot fit in the inside of the mug, but glaze is consistent on the interior and exterior so ...
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Arte Italica with metal rim: 439 ppm Lead–a neurotoxin, 68,600 ppm Antimony–a carcinogen. What’s in YOUR dishes?
Below is the full XRF reading set for the food surface of the plate pictured here (a “Made in Italy” Arte Italica plate with a pressed metal rim). This plate is very unusual, in that the metal rim is solid metal banding that is press-fit to the plate — rather than a glazed or painted decorative ...
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“Made in Italy” Arte Italica Bella Bianca Stoneware: 3,821 ppm Lead. [90 ppm & up is unsafe in kids’ items.]
Here is the full XRF reading for the food surface of the plate (a “Made in Italy” Arte Italica Bella Bianca Stoneware saucer with dark clay and white glaze) pictured here.
Center of food surface of saucer:
Lead (Pb): 3,821 +/- 144 ppm
Barium (Ba): 248 +/- 89 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 28,800 +/- ...
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October 9, 2019: Lead Safe Mama’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Month Travel Schedule Update!
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
#LeadSafeMama Is (probably)
coming to a town near you this month!
October 2019 #LeadPoisoningPreventionMonth trip (leg #1) has been completed! I just got home last night - after nearly a week away from my family, and at least "touching down" in ...
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