Comments on: Lead in Jewelry – Lead Testing Kit You Can Use at Home http://jewelry-business-blog.com/recommended_resources/lead-in-jewelry-lead-testing-kit-you-can-use-at-home/ Jewelry Business Strategies by Jewelry Business Expert Rena Klingenberg Sat, 19 May 2012 18:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russ Nobbs http://jewelry-business-blog.com/recommended_resources/lead-in-jewelry-lead-testing-kit-you-can-use-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Russ Nobbs Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:05:05 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=319#comment-2878 This type of lead test kit is intended for testing surfaces for lead (like a painted surface.) It's not so useful in the jewelry trade because it doesn't test inside a plated or coated item. The CPSIA law requires quantitative testing by labs accredited by the CPSC. I added more detailed comments about lead testing kits to the forum thread Rena linked to above at http://www.rings-things.com/forum/index.php/topic,2947.msg29703.html#msg29703 This type of lead test kit is intended for testing surfaces for lead (like a painted surface.) It’s not so useful in the jewelry trade because it doesn’t test inside a plated or coated item. The CPSIA law requires quantitative testing by labs accredited by the CPSC.

I added more detailed comments about lead testing kits to the forum thread Rena linked to above at http://www.rings-things.com/forum/index.php/topic,2947.msg29703.html#msg29703

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]]> By: chris http://jewelry-business-blog.com/recommended_resources/lead-in-jewelry-lead-testing-kit-you-can-use-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 chris Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:20:19 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=319#comment-2782 I've used a similar kit and I found it very useful for detecting whether lead is present. Its limitation is that if there is lead, it won't tell you the exact amount - so you won't know whether it's low enough to be allowable (which is what you'd have to pay for lab testing for). But on the other hand, if it tests negative, I think you can be pretty certain that you're in the clear. I’ve used a similar kit and I found it very useful for detecting whether lead is present. Its limitation is that if there is lead, it won’t tell you the exact amount – so you won’t know whether it’s low enough to be allowable (which is what you’d have to pay for lab testing for). But on the other hand, if it tests negative, I think you can be pretty certain that you’re in the clear.

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