XRF readings:
Lead: 57800 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 4100 ppm
Verdict: Extreme: do not use
This Mikasa Continental Silk Flowers, Japan: 57,800 ppm Lead + 1,394 Arsenic. 90 ppm Pb & up is unsafe for kids. tested at 57800 ppm lead, heavily contaminated. If any of the lead is on the painted surface, decoration, or worn area, expect bioavailable exposure with food contact, mouthing, or abrasion. Arsenic reads 4100 ppm, worth noting on top of the lead question.
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XRF measures lead presence on the surface. It does not measure whether that lead can reach a person. That distinction matters for how you should react to this number. Read the full primer.
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Source: EverythingLead · Test method: XRF (Niton XL 5 Plus, 1.5 sigma)
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