#SiteStats: July 2019 is on track to become #LeadSafeMama’s second best #BestMonthEver!
I test everything. STFU. Call me if you have questions. 😠
I test everything. STFU. Call me if you have questions. 😠
Please click the link for help making safer choices for your family. Vintage (1970s?) cereal bowl: 134,100 ppm lead (yikes!) when tested with an XRF instrument. For context: when testing is done with an XRF instrument, the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item made today and intended for use…
Vintage salt pottery (c. 1970s) mixing bowl: 6,059 ppm lead. A mama asked me to test this because she had made a batch of Kombucha in it and the Kombucha was making her feel sick/ light headed/ dizzy. Tested with an XRF —- #XRFTesting #LeadedDishes • #LeadSafeDishes For LEAD FREE mixing bowl choices, click HERE….
When tested with an XRF instrument this small vintage clear glass Arcoroc juice tumbler (Made in France) tested positive for Lead with the following reading: 223 ppm. Here are some Amazon affiliate links* to similar, modern (“Made in France”) lead-free glasses (#SaferChoices!): http://amzn.to/2DhXhNY http://amzn.to/2Dvym7m http://amzn.to/2D4q9Gt More info about Arcoroc below: (click the image of the…
Anthropologie Glass Cabinet Knob: 23,800 ppm lead (on the metal component.) Also positive for 118 ppm cadmium. Gosh! They have a whole section of their website that is just KNOBS! It would be super fun to test all of them! If you appreciate what I do (XRF testing of consumer goods and sharing the results…
White Plastic Spinner with Black Bearing Circles. Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect, “Negative” – Safe! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Sent in by Tara in Farmington, New York Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s Mark – link to similar one on Amazon here.* *I am including my affiliate link…
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Sealy Posturepedic Afton Plush Pillowtop Queen Mattress (purchased in California c. 2003) was positive for as much as 91 +/- 25 ppm Antimony (Sb). How much Antimony is too much Antimony? I don’t believe there is a known answer to this question. To my knowledge, there is currently no…