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As you saw earlier today, Baby Bullet has posted a second statement about the recent lead concerns in the Baby Bullet babyfood maker on its Facebook page. They posted the same statement on the Baby Bullet blog, and included in that statement a link to the 33-page SGS product testing verification report. The results indicate that the Baby Bullet is in compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) Directive, which Baby Bullet has previously stated.
Baby Bullet has also previously stated that the parts in question do not contain lead, if they do contain lead it is within legal limits, are made of zinc alloy, and are made of aluminum, so things aren’t entirely clear but I’m hoping they will become increasingly so in the coming days and weeks.
For those who aren’t familiar with RoHS — I wasn’t! — here’s the quick and dirty summary:
RoHS is often referred to as the lead-free directive, but it restricts the use of the following six substances:
- Lead (Pb)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)
The results of the Baby Bullet SCS product testing verification report are available for view and download.
It seems to me that the parts in question are in the range of part numbers 53 to 58, appearing on page 28 of the document. If this is the case, it would appear that they are below the limit of the RoHS directive. However, it is not clear to me what the actual numbers are. Any metallurgists out there want to weigh in? Here are the results so far from testing by HealthyStuff.org.
See also:
- Independent Testing Confirms Presence of Lead in Part on Baby Bullet
- Baby Bullet Responds to Lead Concerns
- Baby Bullet Lead Testing Results
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The numbers are not test results; they are the part labels from within the report for identification purposes. They have photos to show the identification of the parts in question from the first few pages where they are listed to be in compliance.