Originally published in 2014
Thank you to Jessica Mendels for the AWESOME picture from San Francisco!
FYI- Paint Chip from this fire hydrant was tested and came in at GREATER THAN 55,000 ppm lead. Paint is considered HIGH LEAD PAINT and VERY DANGEROUS at 5,000 ppm lead. ...
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Paint-It-Yourself Pottery (2006) ice cream: 139,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). The shop owner had said the glazes were “Lead-free”.
Introduction
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She ...
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Mikasa Palatial Platinum Cup & Saucer (Made in Thailand): 15,500 ppm Lead in the platinum edging.
When tested with an XRF instrument the Mikasa cup & saucer set pictured had the following readings:
#1.) On the platinum edging
Lead (Pb): 15,500 +/- 300 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 40 +/- 8 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 173 +/- 20 ppm
Silver (Ag): 11 +/- 5 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 80 +/- 33 ppm ...
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