I get this question A LOT!
"Tamara, what coffee maker do you use?"
A: Mostly we use a French press style coffee maker.
However I do want to clarify that I have found lead in several French presses. Specifically (as with many measuring cups and other glass items with logos or marked ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People Boy – Orange
This vintage orange Fisher Price Little People boy doll has a plastic body and a plastic head.
When tested with an XRF instrument the following toxicant levels were found:
Orange Plastic Body
Lead (Pb): 258 +/- 21 ppm.
Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect
Arsenic ...
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#Cadmium: Fisher Price Vintage Little People, Green Man
This vintage green Fisher Price Little People man has a wooden body and a plastic head.
When tested with an XRF instrument the readings for this toy were as follows:
Head & Face
Cadmium (Cd): 160 +/- 14 ppm
Mercury (Hg) : 15 +/- 8 ppm
Lead (Pb): Negative/ Non-Detect
Arsenic ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People, Blue Lady.
This little vintage Fisher Price lady has a wooden body and wooden head, with yellow plastic moulded hair. Her blue body is #LeadSafe at 13 +/- 6 ppm lead, but has cadmium at 226 +/- 17 ppm cadmium (Cd). Cadmium is considered toxic to children (by modern standards) at levels of 40 ppm and higher. ...
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#Leaded: 1980 Fisher Price Airplane
1980 Fisher Price/ Quaker Oats Airplane.
Yellow (vinyl?) cord at front of airplane (tether):
660 +/- 30 ppm lead (Pb),
52 +/- 21 ppm arsenic (As.)
Fisher Price logo on plane: 62 +/- 11 ppm lead.
All components negative for mercury and cadmium.
All accessible components tested. ...
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#LeadSafe; 1980 Fisher Price Airport
1980 Fisher Price Airport.
All components tested.
The only component on this toy that was positive for lead was (ironically) the black gas valve (on the gas pump at the back of the toy)! This piece was low lead (even safe by today's standards!) at 28 +/- 7 ppm lead (Pb.) The amount of lead that is ...
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#Leaded: 1980 Vintage Fisher Price / Quaker Oats Airport and Plane
Yes it's hard for some of us to believe that 1980 was 37 years ago! And that 1980 is considered vintage - but let's set that aside for a moment. :-)
Each of these items is positive for lead and/or cadmium. Some at very low levels and others at high levels. Because there are so many elements in ...
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Vintage Miniature Tea Set (Made in Taiwan): 14,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) & Cadmiu (which causes cancer!)
Miniature Vintage Ceramic Tea Set. Made in Taiwan.
Platter: 66 +/- 20 ppm Lead (Pb).
Coffee Pot: 777 +/- 53 ppm Lead (Pb) & 18 +/- 8 ppm Cadmium (Cd).
Tiny Creamer: 14,200 +/- 500 ppm Lead (Pb) & 42 +/- 11 ppm Cadmium (Cd).
Tiny Teacup: 3,280 +/- 124 ppm ...
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Vintage 1980 Fisher Price Quaker Oats Toy Radio: 2,110 ppm Lead, 108 ppm Cadmium, 204 ppm Arsenic.
1980 Fisher Price toy plastic radio with wind up music box.
When tested with an XRF instrument this musical toy had the following readings:
Yellow plastic components:
2,087 +/- 55 ppm lead
20 +/- 10 ppm cadmium
204 +/- 37 ppm arsenic
White plastic components:
58 +/- 10 ppm ...
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#LeadFree: Stainless Steel Pan, Brand Unknown
Stainless steel pan. Brand unknown.
Non-Detect (ND/ Negative) for lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury.
All components tested with an XRF instrument.
For those who are interested in stainless steel, this is SS #304 in all components that are metal. The make up of this SS #304 is 186,400 ppm ...
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#LeadFree: Noritake Stoneware Madera Ivory Plate
Noritake Stoneware, Made in Indonesia, Madera Ivory plate.
ND (negative/ non-detect) for lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium.
Tested with an XRF instrument.
Please note: most vintage/ older Noritake I have tested has been positive for unsafe levels of lead. This is a newer dish. I will add the ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Vinyl, 1956 “Mercury” Records, Lola Dee & Rusty Draper
Vintage 1956 vinyl record.
186 +/- 33 ppm lead (Pb) & 23 +/- 14 ppm cadmium (Cd).
Non-Detect for Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As).
Tested with an XRF instrument.
Thanks to Bethany Gunter for donating and supporting my advocacy!
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#Leaded (Unexpectedly!) Magnet Stick & Ball Toy
This is a yard sale find toy, so the year and brand are not known. Important to note there are two different types of metal balls in this set.
The balls are not magnetic (only the sticks are magnetic.)
The grayish/dull metal balls are lead-free.
The plastic sticks with magnets on each ...
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Check out this very well written article on the surprising danger of Bentonite Clay
Here's a quote pulled from the article linked below:
"Many have shared how bentonite clay has helped their digestion or skin symptoms. The reasons why it may have helped seemed plausible to me, and I don’t doubt that many have had positive experiences. Since I’ve never seen much research either ...
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