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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 four sons were acutely ...
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#LeadFree: Vintage Plastic Disney Snow White Mug
This vintage plastic cup from Disney - with a picture of Snow White on it - is negative for lead both in the plastic and in the paint for the design. The plain (unpainted) part of the cup tested was also negative for lead. The cup was negative for mercury, arsenic and cadmium too!
Here's a modern ...
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Plastic Vintage “Grumpy” Plastic Disney Mug: 449 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids.)
This vintage plastic cup from Disney - with a picture of Grumpy the dwarf on it - is positive for Lead both in the plastic and in the paint for the Grumpy design.
This yellow mug had the following XRF readings:
The plain yellow plastic part of the cup:
Lead (Pb): 387 +/- 22 ppm ...
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#GuessingGame: Vintage (1970s?) Disney Snow White Cups
Which one do you think has lead?
How much lead do you think it has?
Why?
Click here to see the XRF test results for the yellow mug.
Click here to see the XRF test results for the blue mug.
Here's a modern #LeadFree version of a Disney cup for kids on Amazon!
Here are more plastic children's ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Unmarked White Enamel Cooking Pot
Tested in 2014. This pot was positive for 463 ppm lead when tested with an XRF instrument. Age and maker are unknown. Most vintage enamelware is high lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead and higher (90 and up for coatings, 100 and up ...
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#LeadSafe: Crock Pot brand glazed ceramic liner: 42 ppm Lead (safe by all standards…but still not something I recommend.)
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.
The white writing on the lid ...
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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
To see more vinyl records I ...
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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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