This is one of the reasons (just one of them) that "Pottery Barn" is on my #ShitList. They have had too many issues for me to trust them as a company, or for me to recommend any portion of their product lines as being even lead-safe. Sort of poetic that their initials are PB!
While this recall ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Pottery Barn Green “Swirl” Ceramic Bowl: 5,215 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe for kids’ items.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Pottery Barn Brand Swirl pattern bowl (different than "Spiral" which we also have pics of!) tested positive for 5,215 ppm Lead. This bowl was tested and photographed in 2014 and is a fairly recently made product, although I don't know the exact year of ...
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Vintage 1951 Book – Sex Without Fear: 226 ppm Lead + 24 ppm Arsenic.
1951 printing "Sex Without Fear" (OMG! LOL! This was my great-uncle's - he was a doctor & this is a prescription book!) Cover: 226 ppm lead & 24 ppm arsenic. Pages: 24 ppm lead.
New books are generally lead-free! 90 ppm lead and higher is considered unsafe for any items ...
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Vintage Book: Come to The Farm, 1949
Vintage book, circa 1949, used in a library through 1962. XRF readings for lead were between 700 and 1400 ppm (pages and covers). The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for children in a newer item manufactured and sold today is 90 ppm lead or higher. This reading was done with a Niton XRF ...
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Vintage Metal Desk, c. 1960s?
Vintage metal office desk, 2,898 ppm lead... AND the leaded paint is peeling and chipping... and this was in a new construction home that otherwise had no lead paint hazards. [368 ppm arsenic too!] Please think twice before bringing peeling chipping painted vintage furniture into your homes. Thank ...
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Vintage Vinyl Measuring Tape (for Sewing): 19,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Originally posted, November 19, 2017
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Measuring Tape - Soft Plastic, Made in China.
When tested with a Niton XRF instrument it was positive for Lead with the following reading: 19,900 parts per million (ppm).
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Tape Measures: Contractor Grade — is your measuring tape Lead-free?
For those new to this website:
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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Vintage (1980s?) Fisher Price sorting toy for infants and toddlers
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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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Vintage 1970s Fisher Price School Bus Toy: 90 ppm Lead
Vintage 1975-1978 Fisher Price Bus, mostly lead-free! Bus eyeballs: 35 ppm lead, red wheels, 90 ppm lead (hazard level is 90+ ppm) I would call this one "safe"!
With these vintage Fisher Price toys this is the exception when it comes to lead (most have at least one component that is high in ...
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#LeadFree: Vintage Fisher Price Family Play Farm Set – Barn
Regarding the items shown in the photo below:
Fisher Price Family Play Farm Barn: Non-Detect" for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) & Arsenic (As) when tested with an XRF instrument. All components tested.
Fisher Price Green & White Toy Car: Also ND for Pb, Cd, Hg & As for ...
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Vintage Fisher Price Plastic Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) in consumer goods is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Fisher Price Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage Fisher Price plastic toy syringe shown here was positive for 6,331 ppm Lead.
How much Lead is too much Lead in a toy?
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe in a new/modern item intended for use ...
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Vintage Lite-Brite, c. 1970s: 21,900 ppm Lead
When tested with an XRF instrument, the electrical cord on the vintage (c. 1970s) Lite-Brite pictured here was positive for 21,900 parts per million (ppm) Lead. [The hard plastic in the unit itself was negative for lead.]
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The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in modern / newly ...
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Vintage Purse (c. 1960s?): 6,060 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids. Do your kids play with vintage purses?
Vintage purse, apprx. 6,060 ppm lead. Purses are not regulated for the presence of toxic chemicals (including lead.) Period. The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for a child (in consumer goods) is 90 ppm lead.
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Vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage: 1,538 ppm Lead in the yellow plastic. 422 in the white. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.
Test results for vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage:
yellow plastic--- 1,538 ppm lead
white plastic 422 ppm lead
#sigh.
The amount of lead that is considered safe in a new/modern item intended for children is below 100 ppm in the substrate and below 90 ppm in the paint or coating.
TIP: ...
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