This Crock-Pot brand stoneware / black glazed ceramic liner was positive for lead at 42 parts per million (ppm). [Tested in July of 2014, exact year of manufacture unknown.].
This is a level that is considered safe by all standards (United States and European.) It has also likely been ...
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#LeadSafe: Rival Brand Crock Pot Ceramic Liner
This Rival brand Crock-Pot stoneware / ceramic liner was positive for lead at 37 parts per million (ppm). [Tested in 2014, exact year of manufacture unknown.]. This is a level that is considered safe by all standards (United States and European.) It has also likely been leach-tested. That said I ...
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Hamilton Beach Stay-or-Go Crock Pot White Painted Logo On Glass Lid: 9,866 ppm Lead
This ceramic crock pot liner and lid is from a Hamilton Beach "Stay or Go" model crock pot / slow cooker.
The black ceramic component (the liner / vessel that holds the food) tested negative for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument.
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#Leaded: “Vintage”? 1980s? Corning Mug With Floral Pattern
While I don't know the exact year of manufacture for this Corning mug with a floral pattern on the side, there is an "81" on the bottom and it has a color scheme that is also consistent with things like this from the early 1980s. The decorative element on this Corning mug tests positive for lead at ...
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Corningware c. 1996-1998 “Summer Blush” Square Casserole Dish with Pansies: 15,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
"Made in Illinois" Summer Blush pattern square Corningware baking / casserole dish with pansies.
Period of manufacture: c. 1996-1998.
The colored flower pattern on the outside of this dish was positive for 15,500 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
The amount of lead that is ...
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#LeadFree: Gray Staub Coated Cast Iron La Cocotte Casserole
This is a coated cast iron casserole by Staub that was tested in 2016. It tested negative for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury when tested with an XRF instrument. The interior and exterior surfaces were tested. The exterior was positive for chromium (Cr) at 26,200 ppm. For context ...
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#LeadFree: RCA Victor ’45, “It’s Easy For You To Say”
RCA Victor '45 record. "It's Easy For You To Say." Year unknown (will research!) Non-detect (ND / Negative) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd). Tested with an XRF instrument.
Thanks to the California Care Connection for donating and supporting my advocacy!
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1953 Cricket Records “Jolly Tunes”: Cadmium (Cd): 192 ppm, Mercury (Hg): 22 ppm! Do you have vintage vinyl at home?
Cricket Records '33 record from 1953, "Jolly Time." When tested with an XRF instrument it had the following readings.
Lead (Pb): Negative ("non-detect")
Arsenic (As): Negative ("non-detect")
Cadmium (Cd): 192 +/- 15 ppm
Mercury (Hg): 22 +/- 14 ppm
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Vintage Princess House Clear Glass Mug: Lead-Free! (UPDATE: Princess House also sold *Leaded* items – so be careful!)
Originally Published: December 16, 2017
Updated: December 10, 2020
When I originally wrote this, I shared the following sentence (which is no longer true!): "All "Princess House" brand glassware that I have ever tested has been 100% free of Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), and Arsenic ...
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#LeadFree: 1973 Vintage Fisher Price Circus Train
Vintage 1973 Plastic Fisher Price Circus Train. Tested with an XRF instrument. All components were non-detect for lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg.). The white plastic component of this toy is positive for cadmium at 43 +/- 10 ppm. Here's more info about cadmium.
Here is a modern version of ...
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#LeadFree: Wonder Pony, Made In China
My little pony knock-off (Wonder Pony Land by Gi-Go). Unicorn with blue bird "cutie mark." Year of manufacture unknown. Made in China. #LeadFree (non-detect [ND] for lead). Also ND for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg). Tested with an XRF instrument.
Thanks to Kathleen Bowman ...
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#LeadFree: Pinkie Pie My Little Pony, 2010 – Made in China
Pinkie Pie "My Little Pony" figurine, dated 2010 & marked "Made in China" & "Hasbro." Lead-free (non-detect [ND] for lead). Also ND for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg). Tested with an XRF instrument.
Thanks to Diana Carlton for donating (again!) and supporting my ...
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#AskTamara: What detergent do you use to get rid of Lead dust in fabric items?
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#Cadmium: Vintage 1940s Nancy Ann Storybook Doll, Princess/ Bride
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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 ...
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