When tested with an XRF instrument this KitchenAid stand mixer paddle attachment (purchased new, circa 2006) was positive for 644 ppm Lead. It is important to note that this is NOT the new (2018) stainless steel paddle, this is the "burnished" finish version of the paddle. I have not ...
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KitchenAid Mixer Attachments (c. 2014): As high as 2,434 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is unsafe in items intended for use by kids)
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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 sons were acutely ...
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KitchenAid Dough Hook. C. 2006.
KitchenAid 689 ppm lead.
Purchased circa. 2006
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The level of lead that is considered unsafe for an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Items like this are not regulated for total lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.)
I am NOT saying that this item will poison you, but ...
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KitchenAid Dough Hook, c. 2015
Newer (2015) KitchenAid Dough Hook: 315 ppm lead
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The level of lead that is considered unsafe for an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Items like this are not regulated for total lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.)
I am NOT saying that this item will poison you, but ...
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KitchenAid Whisk Attachment
KitchenAid whisk attachment: The top "nut" on this whisk attachment tested positive for lead at 274 parts per million (ppm.)
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The level of lead that is considered unsafe for an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Items like this are not regulated for total lead content. I am NOT ...
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KitchenAid Paddle Attachment, c. 2007
KitchenAid paddle: 607 parts per million lead (ppm).
Purchased New Circa 2007(?)
It was a "non-detect" for arsenic.
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The level of lead that is considered unsafe for an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Items like this are not regulated for total lead content. I am NOT saying ...
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KitchenAid Beater Attachment
KitchenAid beater: 445 ppm lead.
And this black stuff came off all over the swab... How could the company even consider this safe for food use?!
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Plate, Green: 430,100 ppm Lead (yes 43% Lead glaze!). Not safe for food use!
The green vintage Bauer, Los Angeles plate pictured here tested positive for Lead at the following level:
430,100 parts per million Lead (when tested with an XRF instrument.)
This translates to glaze that is 43% Lead!
For context: the amount of Lead that is considered unsafe (and ...
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Dinner Plate: 459,300 ppm Lead. Context; 90 ppm Lead is illegal in new items made for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument this orange vintage Bauer, Los Angeles dinner plate was positive for 459,300 parts per million lead. [Sorry about the fuzzy photo!] That's more than 45% Lead in the glaze!
This dish tested negative with Lead Check swab (which are designed to test for lead on ...
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Blue Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Dinner Plate: 434,800 parts per million Lead [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Blue plate, vintage Bauer, Los Angeles: 434,800 parts per million lead.
Even though the Lead level on this plate (when tested with an XRF instrument) was incredibly high, this particular plate tested negative with tested with a Lead Check swab* (which are designed to test for lead on painted ...
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Yellow Ceramic Saucer: 174,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument this yellow vintage Bauer, Los Angeles saucer was positive for 174,800 parts per million lead. [Sorry about the fuzzy photo!] That's more than 17% Lead in the glaze!
This dish tested negative with Lead Check swab (which are designed to test for lead on painted ...
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Yellow Glazed Ceramic Plate: 524,400 ppm Lead in the glaze. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument this yellow vintage Bauer, Los Angeles dinner plate was positive for 524,400 parts per million lead. That's more than 52% Lead in the glaze!
This dish tested negative with Lead Check swab (which are designed to test for lead on painted surfaces - not pottery), but ...
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2003 Iowa Study Re: Leaded Chickens And Eggs
Below is the Abstract from a study done in 2003 in Iowa. Click on the abstract for a full PDF of the study report.
Click here to see it in the original source link. ...
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Concerned for Leaded Eggs? Testing in Wisconsin!
First let me say... I love Wisconsin! When it comes to lead they have historically had some of the best and most progressive programs in the country, so I was completely unsurprised to find this research with a little bit of a google search!
Below is a screenshot from the University of Wisconsin ...
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