Candlestick I found at a yardsale, proudly displaying a "24% Lead Crystal" sticker!
This means they are 240,000 ppm lead.
There is no safe level of lead exposure to children. Items manufactured today that are intended for use by children must be no higher than 90 ppm lead. Items intended for use ...
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Green Tinted Crystal Rainbow Maker
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Green tinted crystal rainbow maker: 422,000 ppm Lead.
These can create lead dust and will very often test positive with a LeadCheck swab.
Here's a link to some lead-free options on Amazon!*
Oval one from Swarovski for $17.95
Round one from Swarovski for $24.95
A smaller round one from ...
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Lead-Free Hanging Crystal
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This looks a lot like the one posted earlier that has lead. It's difficult for most consumers to tell the difference. If you are looking for lead-free products for your home only buy from trusted retailers and companies. For something like this, given children play with these often, I always ...
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Rainbow Maker: 403,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Do you have one at home? Click for Lead-free options.
#Leaded· #LeadedCrystal· Crystal· Glass· Lead Crystal· Leaded Crystal· Rainbow Maker· Rainbows· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Originally published November 21, 2017
Updated December 9, 2019
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a multi-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Her infant and toddler sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. She began testing ...
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Beatrix Potter Wedgwood Peter Rabbit Baby cup (c. 1960 ): 59,200 ppm Lead (illegal if made today)
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Vintage Wedgwood Benjamin Bunny/ Peter Rabbit:
59,200 ppm Lead (when tested with an XRF instrument)
Made in England
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Beatrix Potter Wedgwood China Peter Rabbit Baby Bowl (c. 1970): 59,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 10,900 Arsenic
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To see more pieces from this Beatrix Potter set that Lead Safe Mama has tested, click HERE.
Wedgwood Peter Rabbit bowl c. 1970
59,300 ppm Lead & 10,900 ppm Arsenic
Made in England
These levels were found after testing conducted with an XRF instrument in consumer goods mode.
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White Wedgwood Bone China Plate: 98,000 ppm Lead. [For context 90 ppm Lead is unsafe in children’s items.]
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Another reason to skip using grandma's china during the holidays!
Wedgwood China: 98,000 ppm lead ... #sigh
Made in England.
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard "I thought white dishes were supposed to be safe!" or "I thought all white dishes are lead-free!" Nope! That's a myth!
See ...
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#Leaded: Yellow Unmarked Vintage Mug
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Sunny yellow coffee mug; no mark or maker - 215,800 ppm lead!
Hazard level for a modern/newly manufactured toy is anything 90 ppm lead or greater. There is no regulation** limiting total lead content in dishes as detected with an XRF (especially vintage dishes) & this one is cracked and ...
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Vintage (1980s) Frosta Doll
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Vintage? She-Ra Family Doll (Frosta). As high as 978 ppm lead. The level of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for children is any level 90 ppm and higher. Vintage toys were not regulated. All components of this doll were tested and many were positive for lead.
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Voltron, c. 1980s
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Transformer-style Voltron toy, made in Taiwan. Tested positive for lead with an XRF with levels as high as 108,800 ppm lead! #YIKES! Peeling chipping paint and everything!
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Lenox American Home Collection Winter Greetings Dish: 61,513 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 9,214 ppm Arsenic
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The Lenox dish pictured above came in with the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument:
Lead (Pb): 61,513 ppm
Arsenic (As): 9,214 ppm
Click here to see more Lenox pieces that I have tested and posted here on this blog.
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#Leaded: Newer Lenox Butler’s Pantry China.
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Lenox - Butler's Pantry China. 1,266 ppm lead when tested with an XRF Instrument. Manufactured circa 2006? The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for use by children is anything 90 parts per million (ppm) or more. Dishware is not regulated and dishware manufacturers claim ...
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Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal Pattern, Newer
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Newer Lenox china. Same pattern as one from earlier post, but this piece is made in last 10 years or so (c. 2006) and has the words "dishwasher safe" on the bottom with the logo. This was positive for just 70 ppm lead when tested with an XRF. This is considered safe by all standards (European and ...
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Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal China, c. 1994: 349,000 ppm Lead (35% Lead!) Over 90 ppm is unsafe in new kids’ items.
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Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal China Plate.
When tested with an XRF instrument the glaze on this Made in the USA Lenox brand dish tested positive for 349,000 ppm Lead. That's 34.9% Lead.
This is a newer dish! c. 1994
I was told this was approximately 20+ years old when tested in ...
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