Lead Database

THIS is my NEW FAVORITE PAN (and that’s before I have even used it, LOL!)
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...
2018 Dollar Tree Royal Norfolk Blue Glazed Ceramic Plate With Ridges
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...
2018 Dollar Tree Store Royal Norfolk Green Glazed Ceramic Plate With Ridges: 31 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 31 ppm · Cadmium: 12 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low, probably not a concern 31 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...
This vintage (c. 1940s?) Hanson Nursery Scale captures the scope of the historic pervasive footprint of Lead paint in one single simple object: 4,500 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 4,500 ppm · Cadmium: 197 ppm · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: High, FluoroSpec test required 4,500 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. Also: 197 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... Read more...
Oster Blender Base Parts
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...
Newly Purchased (2018) Corelle / Corning Visionware Amber Lid – XRF Test Results
XRF readings: Lead: not measured · Cadmium: 19 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 Cardew Design (Made in China, Designed in England) Wizard of Oz Commemorative Mug Set: 100 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 100 ppm · Cadmium: 18 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. Independent leach testing on fired ceramics in this range found no detectable lead migration, the lead is chemically bound in the glaze matrix. FluoroSpec gives the definitive surface answer: glow = reactive lead present, no glow = not in accessible form. There is no safe amount of lead. This... Read more...
Hamilton Beach Stack & Press Food Chopper with Glass Bowl: 1,800 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 1,800 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Elevated, likely lower risk in fired ceramic, test to confirm 1,800 ppm lead detected. Context: where on the item, food contact frequency, and whether it is fired ceramic vs. paint or soft coating matters significantly. Run FluoroSpec, glow = retire, no glow = likely 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.... Read more...
XRF Test Results for Oster Blender Milkshake Blade: 1,126 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 1,126 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Elevated, likely lower risk in fired ceramic, test to confirm 1,126 ppm lead detected. Context: where on the item, food contact frequency, and whether it is fired ceramic vs. paint or soft coating matters significantly. Run FluoroSpec, glow = retire, no glow = likely 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.... Read more...
XRF Test Results For Zack 20085 Rezzo Stainless Steel 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 Results for 2018 Ball Pint Jar, Regular Mouth 16 oz w/ Lids: What’s in my Ball Jar?
XRF readings: Lead: 189 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm Verdict: Low-elevated: below most adult thresholds This XRF Test Results for 2018 Ball Pint Jar, Regular Mouth 16 oz w/ Lids: What’s in my Ball Jar? reads 189 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 the surface.... Read more...
XRF Test Results for an Oster® Master Series Pre-Programmed Blender with Reversing Blade Technology – Black: 795 ppm lead by XRF
XRF readings: Lead: 795 ppm · Cadmium: not measured · Arsenic: not measured Verdict: Low-elevated, below most adult thresholds 795 ppm lead, above the 90 ppm CPSC children's item threshold but 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 of... Read more...