Lead Database

Vintage 1962 Milton Bradley Candy Land Boardgame: 41 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 41 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low, probably not a concern 41 ppm lead detected, below the 90 ppm children's safety threshold. At this level, most toxicologists would not flag this as actionable for typical adult use. FluoroSpec test: if it doesn't glow, the lead is not in reactive surface form. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think... Read more...
Torie & Howard Organic Hard Candy tin
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: No readings No numeric XRF data found in this post, may be image-only. FluoroSpec test is the definitive check. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks: a box of them in a drawer is fine, the same tacks loose on the kitchen floor are not. Lead locked in a stable... Read more...
Natural Chelation: Food-Based Interventions & Why I (Personally) Don’t use Supplements (Also: Can you remove Lead from the body?)
XRF readings: Lead: 4 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Low: probably not a concern This Natural Chelation: Food-Based Interventions & Why I (Personally) Don’t use Supplements (Also: Can you remove Lead from the body?) reads 4 ppm lead, below the 90 ppm CPSC threshold for children's products and within the typical XRF noise floor for trace contamination. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead presence on the surface. It does not measure whether that lead can reach a person. That distinction matters... Read more...
Cadmium Concerns
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 40 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF No lead detected by XRF. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks: a box of them in a drawer is fine, the same tacks loose on the kitchen floor are not. Lead locked in a stable fired glaze is... Read more...
Made in USA Pfaltzgraff floral print (vintage tea rose pattern) creme-glazed ceramic dish: As high as 3,711 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids): 3,711 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 3,711 ppm · Cadmium: 93 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 3,711 ppm lead detected by XRF. Independent leach testing on ceramics up to 3,000 ppm has not found significant lead migration, above that threshold the picture is less clear. This item is at or above the boundary where ceramic lead can begin to behave differently under acidic conditions. Children should not use this item. FluoroSpec is the actionable test: glow = retire it, no glow = lower risk. There is no safe... Read more...
XRF Test Results for Small Harkerware Dish: The Old Homestead in Winter, Currier & Ives (Since 1840, Made in U.S.A.): 100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 100 ppm · Cadmium: 1,700 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low-elevated, below most adult thresholds + High cadmium 100 ppm lead, above the 90 ppm CPSC children's item threshold but well below levels that cause obvious alarm for adult use. FluoroSpec gives the definitive surface answer: glow = reactive lead present, no glow = not in accessible form. NOTE: 1,700 ppm cadmium also detected, a separate and serious concern for colored glazes. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not... Read more...
XRF Test Results for Pfaltzgraff Heritage White (USA) c. mid-1980s: 100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 100 ppm · Cadmium: 24 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low-elevated, below most adult thresholds 100 ppm lead, above the 90 ppm CPSC children's item threshold but well below levels that cause obvious alarm for adult use. Vintage items commonly have elevated surface lead from historical glazing, this is expected context, not exceptional alarm. FluoroSpec gives the definitive surface answer: glow = reactive lead present, no glow = not in accessible form. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not... Read more...
Antimony (Sb) Found in Kirkland (Costco) Organic Peanut Butter Plastic Jars
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: 18 ppm Verdict: Lead-free per XRF No lead detected by XRF. Arsenic detected at 18 ppm. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks: a box of them in a drawer is fine, the same tacks loose on the kitchen floor are not. Lead locked in... Read more...
What do you use to test for Lead? Can I do this myself at home? How much does it cost: 90 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 90 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low-elevated, below most adult thresholds 90 ppm lead, above the 90 ppm CPSC children's item threshold but well below levels that cause obvious alarm for adult use. FluoroSpec gives the definitive surface answer: glow = reactive lead present, no glow = not in accessible form. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think... Read more...
Full XRF test results for a 2023-purchased Stanley 40 oz Flowstate Quencher H2.0 Tumbler
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: No readings No numeric XRF data found in this post, may be image-only. FluoroSpec test is the definitive check. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks: a box of them in a drawer is fine, the same tacks loose on the kitchen floor are not. Lead locked in a stable... Read more...
XRF Test Result for Small (Single Serving Size) La Fermière Blue Glazed (Red Ceramic) Yogurt Crock (2024)
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 8 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF No lead detected by XRF. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. There is no safe amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks: a box of them in a drawer is fine, the same tacks loose on the kitchen floor are not. Lead locked in a stable fired glaze is... Read more...
QVC Temp-tations Espresso Cup Christmas Ornaments (Xmas 2020): 2,924 ppm Lead + 981 ppm Cadmium — QVC tells customers to use them for cocoa with the grandkids!
XRF readings: Lead: 2924 ppm · Cadmium: 981 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Elevated: keep away from children regardless This QVC Temp-tations Espresso Cup Christmas Ornaments (Xmas 2020): 2,924 ppm Lead + 981 ppm Cadmium — QVC tells customers to use them for cocoa with the grandkids! tested at 2924 ppm lead, significantly elevated. The bioavailability question (can this lead reach a person?) depends on whether the lead is locked into a fired matrix or sitting on a painted surface. Cadmium reads 981 ppm, which is also flagged territory.... Read more...