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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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Sunday chat with Lead Safe Mama, February 23, 2020 (Video): Vintage Silver Spoons, Duplos, FlexiBears, Ikea Mug, Sterling Pottery, Wedgwood, Avon
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2018 Emerson Creek Pottery Bowl: Lead-free food surface glaze & 17 ppm Lead in the substrate. Advertised as Lead-free.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
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Does vintage and new functional pottery and dishware have unsafe levels of lead? Why is that a problem?
Question: Does vintage and new functional pottery and dishware have unsafe levels Of lead? Why is that a problem?
Originally Published: August 18, 2013
Updated: December 28, 2019
Answer: Pottery & dishes often contains lead.
For decades potters have known about the potential hazards of ...
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Does vintage and new functional pottery/ dishware have unsafe levels of Lead? Why is that a problem?
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 sons were ...
Read More about Does vintage and new functional pottery/ dishware have unsafe levels of Lead? Why is that a problem?
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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2012 Pottery Barn Emma Made In Portugal White Ceramic Saucer: 52 +/- 17 ppm Lead (Pb). Safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Emma design white ceramic saucer Made in Portugal for the Pottery Barn label (which the owner says she purchased new c. 2012) had the following readings:
Bottom of saucer (logo area):
Lead (Pb): 52 +/- 17 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 22,800 +/- 700 ppm
Copper ...
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Yet ANOTHER toxic offering from The Pottery Barn collection!… c. 2017 squirrel shaped salt and pepper shakers: 40,800 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]
At a time when consumer awareness of environmental toxicants in general - and of tainted household products especially - is on the rise; potential for recalls are commonplace; and manufactures and distributors are moving to tighten up supply chain oversight, Pottery Barn CONTINUES to ...
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Longaberger Pottery Vitrified China Small Burgundy Plate: 56 ppm Lead + 101 ppm Cadmium
When tested with an XRF instrument this Burgundy colored small plate by Longaberger Pottery had the following levels:
Lead (Pb): 56 +/- 21 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 101 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 931 +/- 103 ppm
Tin (Sn): 6,271 +/- 271 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 76 +/- 29 ppm
Copper (Cu): 210 +/- ...
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Plain White Ceramic Pottery Barn PB Classic Mug: 2,528 ppm Lead on the Logo. 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items.
Plain White Ceramic Pottery Barn Mug.
The logo on the bottom of this Pottery Barn PB Classic ceramic mug is positive for a fairly high level of lead.
If you want a guideline on determining if your mug's logo is leaded I have found the following rule to consistently be true (probably about ...
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Bauer Vintage Celadon Pottery, Los Angeles: 210,800 ppm Lead (21%!). Context: 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
This is a set of Bauer Vintage Celadon Pottery, Made In Los Angeles and purchased at an antique store in Portland, Oregon in 2017. When tested with an XRF instrument each of the pieces tested positive for the elements at the levels shown below.
Note: the lead levels below are VERY HIGH, and I ...
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Do Franciscan Potteries vintage dishes have unsafe levels of lead? Does Mexican pottery that is marked lead-free have unsafe levels of lead? (video)
Here are the blog posts related to the video below:
Franciscan Ivy.
Franciscan Desert Rose.
Mexican "Lead-Free" Pottery.
Comments to the "viewers" in this are from the original posting of the video as a Facebook Live video! Video is about 6 minutes long, and also shows you how to stretch one ...
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Pottery Barn Portugese Dish: 363 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items [but dishes aren’t used by kids, right?]
White Pottery Barn Plate; hand crafted in Portugal.
When tested with an XRF instrument this white glazed ceramic plate came in at levels as high as 363 ppm Lead.
Dishes are not considered "items intended for use by children"...
For context, the amount of Lead that is considered illegal (and ...
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Pottery Barn Dishes, “Spiral” Pattern
Pottery Barn Spiral Pattern Dishes. Tested with an XRF. 69 to 142 ppm lead. This is considered within safe-range by most standards. Tested c. 2014. Newer dishes.
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