Lead Database

XRF Test Results for Ancestral Minton Bone China (Made in England): 105,100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 105,100 ppm · Cadmium: 3,200 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Extreme, do not use + High cadmium 105,100 ppm lead, roughly 10x 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: 3,200 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...
2022 Holiday Home Sunflower Design Spoon Rest – marked “For Decoration Only” and “Approved For Food Contact”. Which is it
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 36 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...
2022 Holiday Home Pumpkin Design Dish – positive for three toxicants (Lead, Cadmium & Antimony) and marked “Approved For Food Contact
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 42 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...
Floral design / rose print vintage porcelain dinner plate: 4,918 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 4,918 ppm · Cadmium: 100 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 4,918 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. Also: 100 ppm cadmium... Read more...
Grimace McDonaldLand Action Series “1977” collectible glass: positive for extremely unsafe levels of Lead & Cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 4,000 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Lead-free per XRF + High cadmium No lead detected by XRF. Cadmium present at 4000 ppm, separate concern for colored glazes. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. NOTE: 4,000 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...
Tiny metal religious figurine: positive for Lead, Cadmium and Antimony.
XRF readings: Lead: data not on file · Cadmium: 736 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Lead-free per XRF This Tiny metal religious figurine: positive for Lead, Cadmium and Antimony. 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. That distinction matters for how you should react to this number. Read the full primer.... Read more...
Vigoro” red recycled rubber mulch from Home Depot: positive for trace levels of Arsenic & Lead
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 6 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...
XRF test results for Well Before KN95 Mask for Petite Faces (Blue)
XRF readings: Lead: data not on file · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 71 ppm Verdict: Lead-free per XRF This XRF test results for Well Before KN95 Mask for Petite Faces (Blue) 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. That distinction matters for how you should react to this number. Read the... Read more...
Blue and silver Franciscan Twilight pattern dish
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 21,000 ppm · Arsenic: 804 ppm Verdict: Lead-free per XRF + High cadmium No lead detected by XRF. Cadmium present at 21000 ppm, separate concern for colored glazes. Arsenic detected at 804 ppm. FluoroSpec test will confirm no surface lead reactivity. NOTE: 21,000 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... Read more...
What the F*** is wrong with you, Disney??? Disney carafe (for water? lemonade?) painted with *incredibly toxic high-Lead paint*(!)
XRF readings: Lead: 75400 ppm · Cadmium: 2900 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Extreme: do not use + High cadmium This What the F*** is wrong with you, Disney??? Disney carafe (for water? lemonade?) painted with *incredibly toxic high-Lead paint*(!) tested at 75400 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. Cadmium reads 2900 ppm, which is also flagged territory. What this XRF reading actually means → XRF measures lead... Read more...
“Lead Free” FAO Schwarz Ceramic Tea Party Traditional English Set tests positive for Lead & Cadmium (article with details).
XRF readings: Lead: 21 ppm · Cadmium: 24 ppm · Arsenic: 93 ppm Verdict: Low: probably not a concern This “Lead Free” FAO Schwarz Ceramic Tea Party Traditional English Set tests positive for Lead & Cadmium (article with details). reads 21 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...
XRF test results for Down to Earth orange poppy design juice glass (purchased at New Seasons Market)
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...