Straus Family Creamery (in Marin County, California) managed to do what other creameries have not managed to do somehow... the black paint on their new (2018) reusable glass bottles is negative for lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) when tested with an XRF instrument!
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Red markings on Lady Lane Farms glass milk bottles, Garry’s Meadow Fresh: 20,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids).
Originally posted: June 16, 2018
Updated: January 14, 2020 - Update at bottom of post.
When the red paint on these reusable glass milk bottles was tested with an XRF instrument it was positive for lead at levels as high as 20,500 +/- 500 ppm and for cadmium at 1118 +/- 48 ppm.
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Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon
Saturday, June 16, 2018
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To: Info@LadyLaneFarm.com
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From: TamaraRubin@mac.com
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Subject: Your bottles are painted with lead paint
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I recently discovered that the red paint on your reusable glass milk bottles is lead paint. It is more than 20,000 ppm lead.
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There is no regulation on ...
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2006 Nursery Songs Book With Built In Xylophone: 62,500 ppm Lead [90 ppm Lead is unsafe.]
Nursery Songs book with built in xylophone. First published in 2006 by The Five Mile Press Pty Ltd, e-mail: publishing@fivemile.com.au. Tested positive as high as 62,500 ppm LEAD!!!!!! (when tested with an XRF instrument.) The component that was the highest lead was the yellow xylophone ...
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#LeadSafe: Vintage 1970s Archie Comics
Vintage 1970s Archie Comics.
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16 ppm lead when tested with an XRF instrument. Safe by all standards.
New books are generally lead-free! 90 ppm lead and higher is considered unsafe for any newly manufactured items intended for use by children.
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1953 Walt Disney Little Golden Book, Hiawatha: 535 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids.)
1953 Walt Disney Little Golden Book: "Hiawatha"
This book tested positive for 535 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
Items intended for children are considered unsafe (and illegal if newly manufactured) when they test positive for lead at 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating or 100 ppm ...
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1958 Little Golden Book – 208 ppm Lead; 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Stick with 1980s (and newer) books.
When tested with an XRF instrument this 1958 Little Golden Book (1958! Same age as my husband!), tested positive for 208 ppm Lead (Pb).
Newly manufactured Items intended for use children today (in 2019) are considered unsafe (and illegal if newly manufactured) when they test positive for lead at 90 ...
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Pre-2015 Oxo Ice Cream Scoop With Rubber Handle: 1,481 ppm Lead in the metal scoop.
This OXO brand ice cream scoop tested positive for lead at 1,481 parts per million (in the bare metal part of the scoop - the part that touches your food.)
I tested this in September of 2014, so while I don't know the exact year of manufacture it was before this date.
This grayish metal is ...
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2018 purple vintage style Ball jars: 63 ppm Lead (safe by all standards). Personally I avoid the tinted ones.
XRF Test Results for Purple Tinted Ball Brand Canning Jars
Published: June 14, 2018
When these new purple ball jars were tested with an XRF instrument they tested positive for a very low level of lead (just a trace and within the realm of what might be considered safe for a modern item intended ...
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Franciscan Desert Rose Earthenware China — c. 1941, Made in USA: 122,200 ppm Lead! (90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items)
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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Franciscan Ware Potteries (c. 1948) Franciscan Ivy Pattern Serving Tray: 304,000 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe]
This is a Franciscan Potteries vintage "Ivy" pattern serving tray that I got at the Good Will Bins a while back (to add to my "Museum of Lead" collection!)
The interesting thing about glazes (especially on pieces that are handmade or hand-painted) is that the levels of lead can vary significantly ...
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Modern Homer Laughlin China Fiestaware Christmas Tree Mug, Made In USA: 23 +/- 12 ppm Lead (Safe by all standards)
When tested with an XRF instrument the Christmas tree on this Homer Laughlin Fiestaware "Made In The U.S.A". mug was non-detect (ND) for Lead (Pb). The Christmas tree area did test positive for cadmium (Cd) at 61 +/- 9 ppm.
The bottom of mug was also had the following XRF readings:
Lead ...
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Vintage Spode Christmas Tree Plate, Made In England: 71,900 ppm Lead [90 ppm Lead 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 Lead-poisoned ...
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Maybe Grandma can Keep her Vintage Faux Pearls?: 295,900 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe in items kids use)
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 ...
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