Dinner Plate (c. 1996-1999), Optima from Mikasa: 45,300 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids.)
Please click on the link to read all of the information I have about this particular dish. White Ceramic Larger Plate: 45,300 ppm lead. Optima Super Strong Fine China Christopher Stuart Cafe White “Freezer to oven and microwave safe dishwasher proof” Made in Indonesia “everyday dishes” vintage: 1996 -1999 (ish) Purchased at Mikasa To learn more…
c. 1996 Mikasa Optima White Bowl, Made in Indonesia: 46,200 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this white ceramic Mikasa bowl tested postive for 46,200 ppm lead. For context: the amount of Lead that is considered unsafe in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint, glaze or coating or 100 ppm Lead (or higher)…
#LeadedChina: Optima White Ceramic Plate
White Ceramic Plate: 56,000 ppm lead. Optima Super Strong Fine China Christopher Stuart Cafe White “Freezer to oven and microwave safe dishwasher proof” Made in Indonesia “everyday dishes” vintage: 1996 (ish) Purchased at Mikasa —- Tested with an XRF The amount of lead considered unsafe in items intended for children is 90 ppm lead or higher….
Bike Lock Key: 4,587 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
Bike lock key: 4,587 ppm lead. The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead. Items intended for adults (including dishware and keys) are generally unregulated for total lead content as they are not designed or sold as intended for children. Keys specifically…
Typical American house key #2 – silver finish: 10,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is illegal in items intended for use by kids.
The house key pictured tested positive for 10,700 ppm Lead. How much Lead is too much Lead? The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead in the paint or coating and anything 100 ppm Lead (and up) in the substrate. Items intended for…
Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
When tested with an XRF instrument, this typical American house door key had the following reading: 12,800 ppm Lead How much Lead is “too much” Lead? The current amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal) in an item “intended for use by children” is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint, glaze…
#Leaded: Black Sunbeam Crock-Pot Brand Ceramic Liner
Sunbeam Products Crock-Pot: Black inside of ceramic liner 81 ppm lead. Bare ceramic edge on bottom: 158 ppm lead Non detect for cadmium, mercury, arsenic. #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF If you have to use a crock pot or slow cooker I recommend this one, because it has a stainless steel liner (even though the…
#LeadedCrocks: Tru Crock Black Glazed Ceramic Liner
TRU crockpot set, ceramic liner 135 ppm lead #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF For lead-free slow-cooker options click here.
#LeadedCrocks: White Rival Liner
Rival Crock Pot liner: 135 ppm lead. Suggestion: stainless cookers. All of the modern crockpots I have tested – like this one (with a few exceptions) have trace levels of lead. #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF For lead-free slow-cooker options click here.
#LeadFree Crockpot!
c. 2013 Crock Pot brand crockpot – ceramic liner…COMPLETELY LEAD FREE! #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF For lead-free slow-cooker options click here.
#LeadedCrocks; Sunbeam 2
Crockpot liner – Sunbeam – 98 ppm lead. This is considered to be in the “safe” range by most standards (but still positive for lead!) #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF For lead-free slow-cooker options click here.
#LeadedCrocks: Sunbeam Black Ceramic Crockpot Liner
c. 2004 year old crockpot liner, Sunbeam: 360 ppm lead. #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF For lead-free slow-cooker options click here.
#LeadedCrocks: Crockpot Liner, Brand Unknown
Crock pot (brand unknown) 52 ppm lead (probably safe). Please see the pics of other crockpots that I have tested for more information. The toxicity level for an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Anything under 90 ppm lead is consider safe – also by European standards. So while it is upsetting that…
#LeadedCrocks: Ceramic Rival CrockPot Liner
Rival crockpot black glazed ceramic liner: 119 ppm lead Suggestion – stainless cookers. All of the modern crockpots I have tested – like this one (with a few exceptions) have trace levels of lead. This is lead at a “contamination level” – not an “additive level” – meaning – they are not likely adding lead…
#SaferChoices: How to choose a Lead-free tea kettle
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…
Kleynimals stainless steel toys keys – a great alternative for babies who just have to play with real metal keys!
Originally published: January 8, 2017 Updated: January 11, 2020 As we have discussed quite often on my Facebook page, house keys often have very high levels of lead. Unfortunately children are inexplicably drawn to playing with your keys! While letting babies play with metal things that they might put in to their mouth is not…
Small Le Creuset ceramic custard cup: 131 ppm Lead + 67 ppm Arsenic.
Small newer Le Creuset ceramic pot (custard cup?): Both outside and inside tested positive for lead in the 118 to 131 ppm range ppm. The red outside also tested positive for arsenic at 67 ppm. (Lollipop included to show size.) Newer (exact age unknown). —- This item (since it was newer & manufactured by a…
Le Creuset Red & Creme Colored Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 40,700 ppm Lead. [For context, 90 ppm is unsafe for children’s items.]
Le Creuset Ceramics Le Creuset brand red & cream-colored ceramic mixing bowl. Newer model [c. 2014 or earlier – exact year of manufacture unknown]. When tested with with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Outside Reading (Red Glaze): 40,700 ppm Lead Inside Reading (Cream Glaze): 117 ppm Lead Test results are science-based, replicable,…
Le Creuset Tea Kettle: 11,900 ppm Cadmium (Cadmium causes cancer & does not belong in our tea kettles!) + 103 ppm Lead
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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
#CadmiumConcerns: Le Creuset Casserole
Le Creuset Casserole. red coating: 11,900 ppm cadmium. The exterior coating was non-detect for lead. Inside: non-detect for cadmium. Click here to read about #CadmiumConcerns Tested with an XRF —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For more safer choices in dishware options, click here.
The exterior enamel on this Le Creuset kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.
The exterior of this Le Creuset red enameled tea kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument. It is not possible to test the interior surface of most of these kettles with an XRF instrument without destroying the kettle, because the instrument does not fit in the opening of the kettle. The…
Small Blue Ceramic Le Creuset Custard Pot: 36,900 ppm Lead
Blue (outside glaze): 36,900 ppm Lead. Cream (inside glaze): 128 ppm Lead. Note: this is a REAL Le Creuset miniature pot, a ceramic version made to look like their cast iron ones. It is made to be used in the oven as a custard pot (to bake a single-serving custard in) or for similar purposes. It…
If a doctor says your baby’s Blood Lead Level is “normal” – get a new doctor. There’s no “NORMAL” level of LEAD in blood.
Originally posted: January 7, 2017 Updated: June 07, 2021 I have written this post out of frustration over the rampant misinformation given to parents when they first get their children tested. Doctors often tell parents their child’s Blood Lead Level [“BLL”] is “normal” when the level is 1, or 2, or 3 — or even…
Ask Tamara: What about natural chelation?
Below is a post I originally wrote and shared in May of 2014. It’s a post I have shared often so I am re-sharing now, so those who are new to my page and my work have context for my story as well as the benefit of the information provided. Thanks for reading, friends! – Tamara I…