Fiestaware pitchers (newer):
Yellow pitcher: 52 ppm Lead.
Newer orange pitcher: 240 ppm Cadmium (no lead.)
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Almost lead-free / but not quite! The company probably did leach testing and it did not leach any lead. Please read about my concerns for cadmium here.
Tested with an XRF
The ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Cadmium Concerns
Finding Lead in dishware is one thing, however I have also recently posted several posts where dishes have tested positive for Cadmium.
While I will go in to more specifics below, I think we really ought to be questioning an industry that uses Cadmium at all (regardless of whether or not they ...
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Newer white Fiestaware dishes (c. 2016): 33 ppm Lead. This is considered safe by all standards.
"Lead Free" Fiestaware small white ceramic plate: 33 ppm Lead. Almost Lead-free / but not quite! The company probably did leach testing and it did not leach any lead. I would feel safe eating off of these plates if I visited your home, but would not choose to own them personally.
Tested with ...
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#LeadSafeDishes; Target Home White Plate
Target Home White Ceramic Plate - 74 ppm lead (within "safe" range.)
Tested with an XRF
The amount of lead considered unsafe in items intended for children is 90 ppm lead or higher. (So this plate WOULD be considered lead-safe by all available standards, even though technically there is not a a ...
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#LeadedDishes: Vintage Metal Toy Plate
Vintage toy metal plate with owl: 465 ppm lead • 343 ppm arsenic
Tested with an XRF
The amount of lead considered unsafe in items manufactured today as intended for children is 90 ppm lead or higher. (so this would NOT be considered lead-safe.) Dishes are not sold as "intended for children" so ...
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1970s Yellow Plastic “Ingrid” – Made In Chicago Dishes: 4,002 ppm Lead + 1,025 ppm Arsenic
Vintage - made in Chicago by "Ingrid" • 1970s plastic cup and plate.
When tested with an XRF instrument this set had the following readings:
Yellow Plastic Plate:
Lead (Pb): 4,002 ppm
Arsenic (As): 1,025 ppm
Yellow Plastic Cup:
Lead (Pb): 3,235 ppm
Arsenic ...
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#LeadFree: White Crate & Barrel Dishes
Newer Crate & Barrel plate : Negative (non-detect) for lead and arsenic.
Tested with an XRF instrument
#XRFTesting
Please note: not all Crate & Barrel dishware is negative for lead (when tested with an XRF.) The owner of this particular dish told me that it was purchased "recently" as of ...
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Vintage Arcoroc Glass Plate: 256 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe in items intended for use by children.
Vintage Arcoroc Clear Glass Plate (year unknown), Made in France.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here was positive at the following level: 256 ppm Lead. This is common with vintage clear glass (and especially vintage clear glass that was made in France.) Most new clear ...
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#LeadFreeDishes: Ikea (blue)
Ikea Blue Ceramic Plate: No lead! (non-detect for lead with an XRF)
(No Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury, or Chromium either!)
Tested with an XRF instrument
#XRFTesting
#LeadedDishes
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#LeadSafeDishes: Red & White Plate
Red & White Ceramic Plate: 83 ppm lead (on white) • 331 ppm Cadmium (on red)
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Tested with an XRF
The amount of lead considered unsafe in items intended for children is 90 ppm lead or higher. (so this would be considered lead-safe.) Dishes are not sold as "intended for children" so ...
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Door Handles / Door Knobs – Newish, c. 2015: 28,200 ppm Lead (on a home in Maine).
When tested with an XRF instrument these "Iron"* door pulls had the following readings:
Curved handle: 9,500 ppm Lead
Thumb latch (worn): 11,100 ppm Lead
Flat back plate: 28,200 ppm Lead.
*Please note, these are not actually Iron, they are in fact leaded brass ...
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Speaking Engagements
Introductions! First and foremost I am a mother of four sons. My boys are currently 11, 14, 17 and 23 years old.
In 2005 we hired a painting contractor to repaint the exterior of our historic home and he used unsafe and illegal paint removal methods that led to the poisoning of my ...
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Lead-Free Measuring Cup Choices
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four ...
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#LeadFree: Handmade Ceramic Mug
Handmade ceramic mug
No Lead
No Mercury
54 ppm Cadmium
Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are low-lead or lead-free! As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even be marked ...
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