Lead Database

A New Trend In Stupidity: : Expensive Fancy Cookware with Leaded Brass Handles Is All The Rage In Kitchen “Fashion: 100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 100 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · 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. 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...
Vintage Unmarked White Enamel Cooking Pot: 463 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 463 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low-elevated, below most adult thresholds 463 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...
XRF Test results for clear glass jar from Wild Ferments Kimchi (Pennsylvania): 30 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 30 ppm · Cadmium: 12 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low, probably not a concern 30 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...
Myott “Royal Mail” Fine Staffordshire Ware (Made in England): 71,100 ppm Lead on the food surface. Do NOT use these dishes for food!
XRF readings: Lead: 71100 ppm · Cadmium: 1800 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Extreme: do not use + High cadmium This Myott “Royal Mail” Fine Staffordshire Ware (Made in England): 71,100 ppm Lead on the food surface. Do NOT use these dishes for food! tested at 71100 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 1800 ppm, which is also flagged territory. What this XRF reading actually means... Read more...
Do you let your kids ride vintage amusement park rides? I don’t. Train Town-Sonoma, CA: 94,900 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 94,900 ppm · Cadmium: 125 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Extreme, do not use 94,900 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. Also: 125 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 actually reach a person. Think of tacks:... Read more...
Paint chip (pulverized) sent from a mama in Dublin Ireland: 10 ppm Lead (safe by all standards – but please read details for context.)
XRF readings: Lead: 40000 ppm · Cadmium: 5 ppm · Arsenic: 266 ppm Verdict: Very high: avoid food contact This Paint chip (pulverized) sent from a mama in Dublin Ireland: 10 ppm Lead (safe by all standards – but please read details for context.) tested at 40000 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 266 ppm, worth noting on top of the lead question. What this XRF reading... Read more...
Silver colored “Bubble Haze” faux leather sample
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...
The Dirt Natural Toothpaste: No Fluoride, No Glycerin, No Xylitol, Paleo Friendly, Gluten Free, Vegan & “just” 19,000 ppb Cadmium (which causes cancer.)
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...
TQ’s soil from Bozeman, Montana (samples collected May 24, 2022)
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...
Tamara’s bedroom’s door knobs: 304 Stainless Steel (Lead-free of course!) – c. 2009
XRF readings: Lead: data not on file · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Lead-Free This Tamara’s bedroom’s door knobs: 304 Stainless Steel (Lead-free of course!) – c. 2009 carries a Lead-Free 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. Test... Read more...
Melissa & Doug Dominoes for kids
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...
Vintage Fisher Price Little People Wooden Boy With Red Hat: 100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 100 ppm · Cadmium: 75 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...