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Recent & Important Articles:
Axxess+ Brand House Key: 9,441 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (and up) is unsafe for items intended for use by children.
Axxess+ Brand Key: 9,441 ppm lead.
Do not let your children play with your house keys as they are almost always very high lead. You can buy lead-free aluminum and stainless keys as alternatives, but they are not always easy to find (ask your local locksmith!) Here's a link to some ...
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House key with worn pink decoration: 13,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
Decorated House Key (paint wearing off): 13,200 ppm lead. The actual key I tested is in the photo at the bottom of this blog post.
Please note: the lead is in the key itself, not in the decorative paint on the outside of the key.
You can buy lead-free aluminum and ...
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#XRFTesting: Mountain Valley Spring Water 5 Gallon Bottle
Mountain Valley Spring Water 5 Gallon Clear Glass Bottle (from their delivery service):
Non-Detect (negative!) for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As)!
I personally do not want jars that are positive for lead at any level, when I can choose lead-free jars and bottles.
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#XRFTesting: Blue Ball Jars!
Newer Blue Glass Ball Jar: 64 ppm Lead. Non-detect for arsenic, mercury, and cadmium.
Most of the colored glass jars I have tested have been positive for Lead to some degree.
This level is considered safe by all standards.
I personally would not want to can in jars that are ...
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#LeadFree: Starbucks Straws!
These straws from Starbucks tested ND (non-detect) for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic.
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Kombucha Jug, Brown Glass
Brown Glass Kombucha Jug from "Health-Ade Kombucha": 183 ppm lead.
Please read this post for more information about lead found in this type of container.
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Rolex Watch
Rolex Watch: No Lead, No Mercury, No Cadmium, No Arsenic. :-)
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Green Glass Water Bottle – Mountain Valley: 86 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium (in the glass, not the water.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this Mountain Valley Spring Water green glass water bottle had the following readings:
86 ppm Lead (Pb)
11 ppm Cadmium (Cd)
The bottle was Non-Detect (Negative) for Arsenic and Mercury.
This level of Lead (and of Cadmium) is considered safe by all ...
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Louis Vuitton Bag: 5019 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids], 666 ppm Mercury (both found in the metal hardware of the bag)
The Louis Vuitton bag pictured here had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument:
(Buckle Test Results):
5,019 ppm Lead (Pb)
666 ppm Mercury (Hg)
All other parts are non-detect for all of the baddies (Hg, Pb, As, & Cd.)
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Vintage Kitchen Tile
Vintage White Kitchen Tile: 181,000 ppm lead (Pb).
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San Pellegrino Water Bottle: 116 ppm Lead in the green glass, 90 is unsafe in items used by kids. Please click & read to learn more.
Originally published: April 4, 2017
Updated: January 15, 2023
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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 ...
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Vintage Yellow Metal Chair
Vintage metal chair. 129,300 ppm lead (Pb). 375 ppm mercury (Hg).
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