Lead Database

Paparazzi Accessories children’s earrings, Halloween witch hat
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 336,300 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF + High cadmium No lead detected by XRF. Cadmium present at 336300 ppm, separate concern for colored glazes. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. NOTE: 336,300 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...
2005 Halloween Decor: Jack-o-lantern pumpkin votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 39 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...
2005 Halloween Decor: Witch hat votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 37 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...
Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead
XRF readings: Lead: 17500 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Very high: avoid food contact This Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead tested at 17500 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. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead presence on the surface. It does not measure whether that lead can... Read more...
TeaBloom just sent me an e-mail threatening legal action against me if I don’t remove my video. Read it here: 6,000 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 6,000 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 6,000 ppm lead detected by XRF. This item is at or above the boundary where ceramic lead can begin to behave differently under acidic conditions. 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 reach a person. Think of tacks:... Read more...
Kate Spade Larabee Road Platinum pattern china dish (by Lenox): 3,985 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 3,985 ppm · Cadmium: 105 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 3,985 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. FluoroSpec is the actionable test: glow = retire it, no glow = lower risk. Also: 105 ppm cadmium present. There is no safe amount... Read more...
Vintage (c. 1980s) Royal Doulton (Made in England) Romance Collection “Carolyn” pattern fine bone china dish: 66,500 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 66,500 ppm · Cadmium: 1,800 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Extreme, do not use + High cadmium 66,500 ppm lead, roughly 6x 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: 1,800 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...
A Lead Safe Mama Facebook post is going viral right now! It has already reached 407,000+ people, been shared 2,600+ times and has over 1,200 comments! (As of 5:30 p.m. EST Tuesday 3/22/22)
XRF readings: Lead: 90 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Low-elevated: below most adult thresholds This A Lead Safe Mama Facebook post is going viral right now! It has already reached 407,000+ people, been shared 2,600+ times and has over 1,200 comments! (As of 5:30 p.m. EST Tuesday 3/22/22) reads 90 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... Read more...
1978 Garfield “It’s not a pretty life but somebody has to live it” McDonald’s mug: 99,300 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 99,300 ppm · Cadmium: 5,833 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Extreme, do not use + High cadmium 99,300 ppm lead, roughly 9x 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: 5,833 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...
Greenbrier International (Dollar Stores) black & white toy plastic horse (year unknown) positive for unsafe levels of Lead — Please remove from your child’s toy box: 3,382 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 3,382 ppm · Cadmium: 88 ppm · Arsenic: 73 ppm Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 3,382 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...
A point-by-point response to KitchenAid’s public statements regarding Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s findings of Lead contamination in their standard mixer attachments
XRF readings: Lead: 1646 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Elevated: likely lower risk in fired ceramic, test to confirm This A point-by-point response to KitchenAid’s public statements regarding Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s findings of Lead contamination in their standard mixer attachments tested at 1646 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. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead presence... Read more...
XRF test results for small blue glazed ceramic bowl purchased at Monoprix in France (2022)
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 85 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF No lead detected by XRF. Cadmium present at 85 ppm, separate concern for colored glazes. 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... Read more...