Lead Database

Modern white glass Corelle dish with gray floral pattern: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Antimony — Trace Cadmium in the back mark / logo area.
XRF readings: Lead: data not on file · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 3 ppm Verdict: Lead-free per XRF This Modern white glass Corelle dish with gray floral pattern: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Antimony: Trace Cadmium in the back mark / logo area. carries a Lead-free per XRF verdict in the EverythingLead dataset. Numeric XRF data is not on file for this entry. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead presence on the surface. It does not measure whether that lead can reach a person.... Read more...
Vintage Corelle Blue Snowflake Pattern Plate: 7,823 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids) & 69 ppm Cadmium
XRF readings: Lead: 7823 ppm · Cadmium: 141 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: High: FluoroSpec test required This Vintage Corelle Blue Snowflake Pattern Plate: 7,823 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids) & 69 ppm Cadmium tested at 7823 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 141 ppm, which is also flagged territory. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead... Read more...
Red Wing Hand-Painted Vintage Dish With Magnolia Pattern: 280,100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 280,100 ppm · Cadmium: 6,700 ppm · Arsenic: 46 ppm Verdict: Extreme, do not use + High cadmium 280,100 ppm lead, roughly 28x the CPSC 90 ppm children's limit. At this concentration, even fired ceramic glaze carries leaching risk under acidic food conditions. No food contact under any circumstances. FluoroSpec will glow. NOTE: 6,700 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 a verdict on your safety. What matters... Read more...
XRF Test Results for 1978 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Merry Mushroom Canister (Made in Mexico): 90 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 90 ppm · Cadmium: 400 ppm · Arsenic: 234 ppm 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. Also: 400 ppm cadmium present. 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... Read more...
Tommee Tippee Glass Baby Bottle Tested Positive for Three Toxicants (Heavy Metals) at Trace Levels (“Safe by All Current Standards”): 90 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 90 ppm · Cadmium: 6 ppm · 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. For a children's item this is already over the regulatory limit. 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... Read more...
You’ve been waiting for this! (Right?!) XRF test results for 1987 Garbage Pail Kids Sticker Cards
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 1 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...
Here are the links to all Lead Safe Mama posts on clear glass: Bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage
XRF readings: Lead: 256 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Low-elevated: below most adult thresholds This Here are the links to all Lead Safe Mama posts on clear glass: Bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage reads 256 ppm lead, above the 90 ppm CPSC limit for children's products. Whether the lead can actually reach food depends on whether it's locked into fired glaze (typically not bioavailable) or sitting on surface paint (typically is). What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead presence on... Read more...
XRF Test Results for 2024-purchased (new) UK Coke Bottle
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 16 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...
Incredibly toxic and dangerous souvenir purchased at the Tower of London gift shop (November 2022)
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 900,000 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF + High cadmium No lead detected by XRF. Cadmium present at 900000 ppm, separate concern for colored glazes. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. NOTE: 900,000 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 a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually reach a person. Think of tacks:... Read more...
XRF Test Results for 2024 UK-Purchased (new) WHSmith Gift Topper Jingle Bells
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...
Test Results for Falcon Housewares White Enamel Dinner Plate, Purchased (in 2024) at a Scotland Nickel & Dime for £2.99
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 13 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...
Pyrex® Glass Measuring cup (c. 1994): 6,253 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 6,253 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 6,253 ppm lead detected by XRF. 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 amount of lead. This number is a starting point, not a verdict on your safety. What matters is whether the lead can actually... Read more...