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Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins dishes are not safe for children to use. This dish tested positive for 80,000 ppm Lead and 1,916 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe by modern standards).

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Updated: September 2022 Vintage Bunnykins dishes (manufactured in England by Royal Doulton) ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD USE — and especially not safe for children to use with food! For context: Anything manufactured today with levels of 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint, glaze, or coating of the item…

Buckingham Palace Royal Birdsong English Fine Bone China: 11,900 ppm Lead. (We need to talk to the Queen about this!)

Published: June 13, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing (a scientific…

2007 Dunoon Blenheim Palace Red Drawing Room Mug: 19,900 ppm Lead + 1,750 Arsenic. Which mug do you use daily for coffee?

Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing (a…

Tuscan “Fine English Bone China” – Made In England: 43,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish tested here had the following readings: Reading in the center / food surface of the dish – floral decorative area: Lead (Pb): 43,200 +/- 1,200 ppm Chromium (Cr): 257 +/- 111ppm Antimony (Sb): 66 +/- 30 ppm Tin (Sn): 82 +/-26 ppm Zinc (Zn): 292 +/- 45…

Colclough China “34” – Made In Longton, England: 69,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish tested here had the following readings: 1.) Reading in the white center / food surface of the dish: Lead (Pb): 69,700 +/- 2,200 ppm Barium (Ba): 243 +/- 107 ppm Zinc (Zn): 80 +/- 35 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,268 +/- 241 ppm Vanadium (V): 79 +/ 39…

Royal Winton Dorset Grimwades Made in England Saucer: 57,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish tested here had the following readings: Reading in the center / food surface of the dish: Lead (Pb): 57,700 +/- 1,800 ppm Tin (Sn): 2,393 +/- 136 ppm Iron (Fe): 973 +/- 218 ppm Vanadium (V): 76 +/ 34 ppm Titanium (Ti): 112+/- 47 ppm Non-Detect (Negative)…

Spode Copeland “Wicker Lane” pattern china Made In England: 42,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish tested here had the following readings: Reading in the center / food surface of the dish – white glaze (30 second test): Lead (Pb): 36,400 +/- 900 ppm Zinc (Zn): 229 +/- 39 ppm Iron (Fe): 1.094 +/- 194 ppm Non-Detect (Negative) for Cadmium, Antimony, Arsenic and…

Blue Willow Style Woods Burslem England Seaforth Bowl (Enoch 1784 & Ralph 1750): 44,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe)

When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 44,200 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 419 +/- 76 ppm Tin (Sn): 277 +/- 27 ppm Zinc (Zn): 81 +/- 26 ppm Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 40 Iron (Fe): 1,417 +/- 191 ppm Vanadium (V): 553 +/- 63 ppm…

Portmeirion “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” Coffee Mug, 1972: 49,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) + Cadmium too.

I do not know the exact year of manufacture of this piece, however the markings indicated it was made in 1972 or later. It is a Portmeirion piece from the collection marked as “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” and it also has the date “1972” on the bottom as well as the words “Susan Williams-Ellis”,…

1995 Franciscan Desert Rose China, Made in England: 47,800 ppm Lead on the food surface! 90 is unsafe for a child.

When this Franciscan Desert Rose Pattern China (Made in the England by Johnson Brothers in 1995) was tested with an XRF instrument it came in at 47,800 +/- 1,400 ppm lead. It is negative for Cd (cadmium), As (arsenic) and Hg (mercury), however that is one heck of a lot of lead to be found…

Wade Collectable Brown Miniature Monkey Figurine, Made In England: 33 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

When tested with an XRF instrument this collectable “figurine” of little brown glazed monkey by “Wade England” had the following readings. Lead (Pb): 33 +/- 11 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,961 +/- 107 Zinc (Zn): 3,853 +/- 139 ppm Iron (Fe): 12,700 +/- 500 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 48 +/- 12 ppm Vanadium (V): 93 +/- 27…

Wade Collectable Blue Gray Miniature Cannonball Figurine, Made In England: 50 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

When tested with an XRF instrument this collectable “figurine” of a cannon with cannonballs by “Wade England” (with a light blue-gray glaze) had the following readings. Lead (Pb): 50 +/- 10 ppm Barium (Ba): 276 +/- 37 ppm Zinc (Zn): 69 +/- 26 ppm Copper (Cu): 69 +/- 26 ppm Iron (Fe): 3,963 +/- 223…

White Ceramic Royal Stafford Fine Earthenware English Bowl: 66,300 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items.]

When tested with an XRF instrument this white glazed ceramic Royal Stafford Fine Earthenware (Made In England) bowl had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 66,300 +/- 2,000 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Negative / Non-Detect Mercury (Hg: Negative / Non-Detect Barium (Ba): 1,041 +/- 119 ppm Chromium (Cr): Negative / Non-Detect Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect Selenium…

Blue Willow (c. early 1990s) Churchill Bowl: 57,100 +/- 1,600 ppm Lead. More than 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

The markings on this piece are as follows: “Fine English Tableware” – Churchill – “Made in Staffordshire, England” To see more “Made In England” pieces I have tested, Click Here. To see more Blue Willow pieces I have tested, Click Here. The woman who sent me this bowl told me she purchase it at a Publix Supermarket…