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Recent & Important Articles:
Paint on 1980s El Camino car: 9,000 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument. This is mostly an issue with metal cars.
1980s El Camino car, auto paint tested positive for approximately 9,000 ppm lead when tested with an XRF Instrument.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in "an item intended for children" is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Of course automobiles are not considered "items intended for ...
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#Cadmium: Voss Glass Water Bottle
Clear glass water bottle, Voss brand. The bottle and lid were negative for lead, mercury and arsenic - but the white writing on the outside was positive for trace (low levels) of cadmium, at 11 ppm. (+/- 6 ppm).
If you have scrolled through the posts on my blog at all you have seen that the ...
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#Arsenic: Vintage Popeye & Olive Oyl Baby Rattle
When I tested this vintage plastic Popeye and Olive Oyl rattle I was CERTAIN it would be positive for high levels of lead, but I was wrong! No lead at all, not a trace in any component. Unfortunately it does not have a year of manufacture or maker's mark on it, but based on other similar rattles I ...
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Article Series: Loaded With Lead, Seattle Times – October 2014
"Lead poisoning is a major threat at America’s shooting ranges, perpetuated by owners who’ve repeatedly violated laws even after workers have fallen painfully ill."
From the article:
"A confused 38-year-old father in Kentucky rarely crawled out of bed.
A conservation volunteer in Iowa lost ...
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New FDA Alert: Lead and Cadmium Concern in Imported Ceramics, January 2018
This is amazing! I'd like to think our advocacy is making a difference here!!!
Click on the sentence below to read the full alert.
Alert Date: January 11, 2018.
It starts to get funny if you read the report! ...
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Late-1990s Spice Islands Spice Jar Lid: 8,000 ppm Lead. Maybe this is a good time to get rid of those older spice jars?
Originally Posted: January 21, 2018
Updated: May 21, 2022
The paint on the metal lid of this older (c. late-1990s) Spice Islands spice jar tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at more than 8,000 ppm Lead. This jar was tested in 2012, so I did not record any more information ...
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Ink Jet Photo Mug: 37 ppm Lead, safe by all standards. [Warning: Not all photo mugs are Lead-safe!]
Ink Jet Photo Mug, positive for lead at 37 ppm, when tested with an XRF instrument.
Exact brand unknown: possibly Shutterfly or Vistaprint (or similar). Tested in 2017, year of manufacture unknown. Other photo mugs have tested positive for lead at hight levels, so it is not a good idea ...
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#LeadSafe: Vintage “Crown Corning” White Ceramic Plate, Made in Japan
This vintage made in Japan "Crown Corning" brand white ceramic plate tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 46 ppm lead. Tested in 2014. Year of manufacture unknown.
In 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for ...
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Vintage Milk Glass Corning Teacup: 804 ppm Lead
This vintage milk-glass "Made in USA" Corning brand tea cup tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 804 ppm lead in the white (undecorated) milk glass component of the cup.
Tested in 2014.
In 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly ...
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#LeadFree: Newer Corning Casserole Dishes
This newer oval Corning Ware casserole tested negative for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic.
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014.
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Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Ware Spice-o-Life Casserole: 21,800 ppm Lead
This vintage Corningware Spice-o-Life casserole dish tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 21,800 ppm Lead in the decoration on the outside of the dish.
On the plain white inside it was negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic. Tested in 2014.
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Video to go with previous article re: proposed California ballot initiative
Here's the video from the LA Times piece by itself. & Here's the link to our response and the original article.
Here's the link to the video if you want to share it or embed it somewhere directly:
https://vimeo.com/252063506
Sherwin Williams Lead Paint Verdict Appeal and California Ballot ...
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Fearing a rebuff in court, lead paint companies are trying to stick taxpayers with their cleanup bill; LA Times
Video below is from the January 18, 2018 LA Times Article linked here. This is a very important article. Watch the video, read the article and share.
The comments below are in response to the linked article and video:
Please note: If the California ballot measure FAILS, ...
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