Published: December 17, 2021
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I was particularly intrigued when a reader sent these in for testing. I remembered a product like this from when I was a child (back in the mid-to-late 1970s)... something we bought at ...
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SunStar G•U•M Stimulator: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony. Positive for trace Cadmium (at safe levels.)
Reading #1) on orange metal handle
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 4 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 678 +/- 54 ppm
Copper (Cu): 17 +/- 10 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 60 +/- 7 ppm
Manganese (Mn): ...
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Handmade ceramic mug with white, blue & brown glaze: 39 ppm Lead in the substrate & 23 ppm on the food surface (safe by all standards).
Reading #1) Unglazed white base-clay of mug
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 39 +/- 4 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 5 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 3,910 +/ 84 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 212 +/- 9 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 2,629 +/- 442 ...
Read More about Handmade ceramic mug with white, blue & brown glaze: 39 ppm Lead in the substrate & 23 ppm on the food surface (safe by all standards).
Links to all Black Oxygen Organics Lead Safe Mama test results. Updated when new results are published.)
Click each of the buttons below to see the XRF test results for that batch of products. Explanation of the testing (and how to interpret / understand the results) is on the main post (the 21720 batch)
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Amerock Carriage House brand vintage switchplate cover from Canada: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Chromine!
Reading #1) on the golden front surface of the switch plate
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Manganese (Mn): 166 +/- 42 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 493 +/- 41 ppm
Copper (Cu): ...
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My favorite soap (handmade by one of my favorite mama friends), plus a 2021 discount code for Lead Safe Mama readers!
Thursday, December 16, 2021
My readers constantly ask what I buy and use for my family...
So I am writing up this article about my favorite soap!
If you have been a follower of my work for a long time, you know that I don't really use soap very often (in the shower). ...
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Thank you!
Thursday - December 16, 2021
Hi friends (new and old!)
LeadSafeMama.com just passed 2,500,000 page views for the year (so far)! Thank you for making this possible.
Now we just need a wee miracle to reach our goal and pass 3,000,000 by the end of the year.
Please do keep ...
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We are 115 Lead Safe Mama newsletter subscribers away from giving away an Organic Naturepedic Mattress and bedding worth up to $3,000 to one active subscriber (on our e-mail newsletter list) chosen at random! Just click this link https://tamararubin.com/subscribe-to-the-lead-safe-mama-blog/ and fill ...
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“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down!” I wanted these so badly when I was little! 34,800 ppm Lead in the base (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the toys pictured.
Reading #1) Blue Bottom of Billy
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 34,800 +/- 200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 43 +/- 3 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): 183 +/- 15 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 92 +/- 13 ppm
Vanadium (V): 438 +/- 41 ppm
Iron (Fe): 48 ...
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Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.
XRF Test Results for the little stagecoach pictured
(a friend found this buried in the dirt!)
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 289,500 +/- 800 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 17,300 +/- 200 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 302 +/- 146 ...
Read More about Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.
Sonoma County Community Blood Bank – Blood Type Token (vintage?): 262 ppm Lead + 13 ppm Cadmium.
XRF test results for the coin / token pictured.
75-second reading
Lead (Pb): 262 +/- 30 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 9 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 468 +/- 37 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 100 +/- 44 ppm
Copper (Cu): 875,400 +/- ...
Read More about Sonoma County Community Blood Bank – Blood Type Token (vintage?): 262 ppm Lead + 13 ppm Cadmium.
Vintage curio box with R and Rooster on brass lid: 205 ppm Lead in the lid (90 ppm & up is unafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the box pictured...
Reading #1) Brass lid of box
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 205 +/- 30 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 344 +/- 39 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 96 +/- 46 ppm ...
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Miniature “Kissing Frog” Figurine: 142,.800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.) Be wary of all small metal figurines!
Reading #1) Test on the backside of the frog (silver metal)
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 4,177 +/- 500 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 88 +/- 52 ppm
Vanadium (V): 229 +/- 90 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 95 +/- 42 ppm ...
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Phillips 66 “Top Performer Award” keychain: 666,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). This is a problem with MANY keychains, they are not toys.
XRF Test Results for the keychain pictured
60-second test
Lead (Pb): 666,400 +/- 1,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Copper (Cu): 6,060 +/- 162 ppm
Selenium (Se): 692 +/- 136 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 332 ...
Read More about Phillips 66 “Top Performer Award” keychain: 666,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). This is a problem with MANY keychains, they are not toys.
