TierraCast News

Recent California Legislation
Regulating Lead Content in Jewelry

California’s landmark legislation regulating lead content in jewelry has not been widely covered in either jewelry trade, or in consumer publications. The State of California has established a web page, “Lead in Jewelry”, that provides a great deal of information about the law that came into effect in September 2007. This web page contains background data on the legislation, resource materials concerning the health issues related to lead and deadlines for compliance with the law. Continued...

TierraCast Casting Alloy:
Your Assurance of Safety

TierraCast uses “Britannia” casting alloy for all cast pewter findings. This alloy containing tin, antimony and copper, is considered “Lead Free” by the metals industry and the jewelry trade as it complies with the USDA standard of less than .05% (or 500 parts per million) lead content in pewter in contact with food. Continued...

Tibetan Silver Advisory

Recent metallurgical testing of seven items labeled as Tibetan Silver indicate that not only do these articles frequently contain no silver whatsoever, but that high levels of lead and other dangerous metals such as arsenic, can be present. Continued...

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TierraCast Discontinues PBA Finish

As of August 1st 2005, TierraCast will no longer carry stock of any of it’s “–10” PBA finish. Our designs are available in three precious plate finishes: silver(-11,-12), 22k gold(-25,-26), rhodium(-60,-61), and heavy copper(-18)

Federal recall of “metal charms”

 On March 3, 2005, the Associated Press reported the recall of nearly 3 million metal charms from a well-known national crafts retailer. (Additional information here)

TierraCast's Britannia pewter exceeds FDA & CPSC standards.

Learn about the pewter we use here.