Quick summary:
Annie's Macaroni & Classic Cheddar "Made With Organic Pasta" - tested positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium
Please note the specifics and reasoning related to the levels considered unsafe below - in the "Action Level" section of this article. ...
Read More about Annie’s Macaroni & Classic Cheddar (boxed, dry mac & cheese product – with organic pasta) tests positive for an unsafe level of Cadmium – a known carcinogen. August 2024 lab report here.
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Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt Potato Chips test positive for very high levels of Cadmium – a known carcinogen. August 2024 lab report.
Quick summary: The chart above shows where the Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt Potato Chips (Canyon Cut) fall related to three other snack chip products we have tested (2 potato chip products and one cassava chip product) that have each tested positive for an ...
Read More about Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt Potato Chips test positive for very high levels of Cadmium – a known carcinogen. August 2024 lab report.
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Jovial Organic Brown Rice Pasta (Italy) test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. August 2024 lab report.
Quick summary: The chart above shows where the Jovial Organic Brown Rice pasta falls related to six other products we have tested that have also tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Of the products on the above chart, the Amara Smoothie Melts have the highest Lead ...
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Wonderful Pistachios (plain, shelled, roasted & salted) test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. August 2024 lab report.
Quick summary: The chart above shows where the Wonderful Pistachios (roasted, salted, no shells) fall related to six other products we have tested that have also tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Of these products, the Amara Smoothie Melts have the highest Lead ...
Read More about Wonderful Pistachios (plain, shelled, roasted & salted) test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. August 2024 lab report.
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XRF test results for Public Goods plain white dish — sent by Harmony in Texas
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XRF test results for amber drinking glass with orange butterfly pattern — sent by Karlie in Utah
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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XRF test results for Crown Ming Fine China “Princess” pattern dish (Made in China) — sent by Louis in California
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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XRF test results for Crown Ming Fine China “Princess” pattern dish (Made in China) — sent by Lisa in Michigan
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XRF test results for Thomas Rosenthal Group Handmade blue swirl plate
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XRF Test Results for Colorful Painted Wooden Blocks (Gnomes/ Elves) — c. Early-1990s (Testing for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Titanium, etc.)
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XRF test results for a Pfaltzgraff Christmas Heritage pattern tea cup — c. 1980s -1990s
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XRF test results for a Pfaltzgraff Yorktowne pattern mug – c. 1980s -1990s.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her ...
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XRF test results for Lynns Stoneware dish (Made in China) with floral edge
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two ...
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XRF test results for Mikasa Intaglio CAC 29 “Garden Harvest” pattern bowl, purchased in 1995
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of ...
Read More about XRF test results for Mikasa Intaglio CAC 29 “Garden Harvest” pattern bowl, purchased in 1995
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XRF test results for Sur La Table (Made in Turkey) white “handcrafted porcelain” bowl (Bistro pattern), purchased in 2023
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two ...
Read More about XRF test results for Sur La Table (Made in Turkey) white “handcrafted porcelain” bowl (Bistro pattern), purchased in 2023
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XRF test results for Crow Canyon white enameled dish with gray trim, purchased in 2020: 55 ppm Lead & 31 ppm Cadmium on the food surface (safe by all standards)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two ...
Read More about XRF test results for Crow Canyon white enameled dish with gray trim, purchased in 2020: 55 ppm Lead & 31 ppm Cadmium on the food surface (safe by all standards)
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Beautiful etched green crystal goblet: 374,100 ppm Lead (this is not illegal, but for context, 90 ppm & up is illegal for items made for kids)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Read More about Beautiful etched green crystal goblet: 374,100 ppm Lead (this is not illegal, but for context, 90 ppm & up is illegal for items made for kids)
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XRF test results for Anfora dish marked “93” (Made in Mexico): 39,700 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is illegal for items made for kids)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four ...
Read More about XRF test results for Anfora dish marked “93” (Made in Mexico): 39,700 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is illegal for items made for kids)
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XRF test results for Rutledge by Lenox — Made in USA: Nearly 10% Lead in the food surface glaze (cup interior)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Read More about XRF test results for Rutledge by Lenox — Made in USA: Nearly 10% Lead in the food surface glaze (cup interior)
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XRF test results for Essex by Lenox (0-351-R) — Made in USA: More than 42% Lead in the food surface glaze
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about XRF test results for Essex by Lenox (0-351-R) — Made in USA: More than 42% Lead in the food surface glaze
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XRF test results for Romance by Lenox (E 501) — Made in USA: Nearly 40% Lead in the surface glaze
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about XRF test results for Romance by Lenox (E 501) — Made in USA: Nearly 40% Lead in the surface glaze
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Amara Organic Smoothie Melts in Mighty Sweet Greens flavor tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Here’s the lab report.
The chart above shows where the Amara Organic Smoothie Melts fall related to six other products we have tested that have also tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Of these products, the Smoothie Melts have the highest Lead level (many times the Lead level of each ...
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All U.S. Federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for children. Smarty Pants Kids Multi & Omega gummy vitamins test positive for Lead – August 2024 Lab Report.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about All U.S. Federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for children. Smarty Pants Kids Multi & Omega gummy vitamins test positive for Lead – August 2024 Lab Report.
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Four Sigmatic Think Organic Coffee tests positive for Lead – August 2024 Lab Report.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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Siete Almond Flour Tortillas test positive for Lead – August 2024 Lab Report.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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LaraBar in Lemon flavor tests positive for an unsafe level of Lead — July 2024 lab report
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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Kellogg’s Froot Loops cereal tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead — July 2024 lab report
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Kellogg’s Froot Loops cereal tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead — July 2024 lab report
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Saltverk Hand Harvested Lava Salt from Iceland tests positive for Lead & Arsenic — August 2024 lab report
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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Bear Fruit Rolls in Apple-Pear Mango flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Lead & Arsenic — July 2024 lab report
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Bear Fruit Rolls in Apple-Pear Mango flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Lead & Arsenic — July 2024 lab report
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GoMacro MacroBar in Banana + Almond Butter flavor tests positive for unsafe levels of Lead & Arsenic – August 2024 Lab Report.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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Simple Mills Seed & Nut Flour Sweet Thins (Honey Cinnamon Flavor) positive for 18 ppb Lead & 50 ppb Cadmium — TEN times the proposed 5 ppb “Action Level” for Cadmium in food sold for kids.
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· Cookie Snack· Cookies· Simple Mills· Simple Mills Cookies
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were ...
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Hippeas Chickpea Puffs in Vegan White Cheddar flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Hippeas Chickpea Puffs in Vegan White Cheddar flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
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Made Good Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars in Birthday Cake Flavour test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Read the July 2024 lab test report here.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Made Good Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars in Birthday Cake Flavour test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic. Read the July 2024 lab test report here.
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The Good Crisp potato chips in Classic Original flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Read the July 2024 lab test report here.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about The Good Crisp potato chips in Classic Original flavor test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. Read the July 2024 lab test report here.
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A Vogel. Herbamare Original Certified Organic Seasoning Salt tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about A Vogel. Herbamare Original Certified Organic Seasoning Salt tests positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
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Trace Minerals Zinc + Vitamin C Chewables test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· 2024 Supplement Testing· Food· Food Testing· Supplement Testing· Trace Minerals· Trace Minerals Brand
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about Trace Minerals Zinc + Vitamin C Chewables test positive for unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, & Arsenic. August 2024 Lab Test Report Here.
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August 2024 Laboratory Test Report for OLIPOP Sparkling Tonic in Classic Grape Flavor (Independent Third-party Community-funded Lab-testing)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
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August 2024 Laboratory Test Report for Death Wish Coffee Co., Organic Ground Espresso Roast (Independent, Third-Party, Community-Funded Lab Testing)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about August 2024 Laboratory Test Report for Death Wish Coffee Co., Organic Ground Espresso Roast (Independent, Third-Party, Community-Funded Lab Testing)
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August 2024 Laboratory Test Report for Navitas Organic Chia Seeds (Independent, Third-Party, Community-Funded Lab Testing)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons ...
Read More about August 2024 Laboratory Test Report for Navitas Organic Chia Seeds (Independent, Third-Party, Community-Funded Lab Testing)
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How toxic is your chocolate treat?
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· August 2024 Article· Chocolate· Chocolate Brands· Chocolate Candies· Chocolate Candy
I just updated this graphic and shared it on Instagram with the text below.
Here's an updated list... and, in the meantime... Simple Mills be like "we comply, we comply, we do our best..." yet they have the HIGHEST Lead levels of any of the SEVEN chocolate treats we have tested and published ...
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Clif Kid Organic Chocolate Brownie ZBars test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. See the laboratory report here.
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· August 2024 Article· Chocolate· Chocolate Brands· Chocolate Brownie· Chocolate Brownie Flavor· Chocolate Flavored Food Bar· Chocolate Food Bar· Clif Bar· Clif Kids· Food Bar· Food Bar for Kids· Snack Bar
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Unreal Dark Chocolate Coconut Bars test positive for unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium. See the laboratory report here.
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· August 2024 Article· Chocolate· Chocolate Brands· Chocolate Candies· Chocolate Candy· Coconut Candy· Unreal Chocolate· Unreal Chocolate Candies· Unreal Coconut Bars· Unreal Dark Chocolate
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Unreal Milk Chocolate Gems test positive for unsafe levels of Lead (higher than M&M’s!) and unsafe levels of Cadmium. See the laboratory report here.
2024· 2024 Article· 2024 Food Article· August 2024 Article· Chocolate· Chocolate Brands· Chocolate Candies· Chocolate Candy· Unreal Chocolate· Unreal Chocolate Candies· Unreal Milk Chocolate
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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M&M’s test positive for a surprisingly low level of Lead (but a level still unsafe for kids to consume)!
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Annie’s Organic Cheddar Bunnies test positive for unsafe levels of Cadmium, a known carcinogen. See the lab report here.
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Lead Safe Mama’s Landing Page for Lab-Tested Safer Foods
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Avi’s going to Hawaii! (& I’ll be there for a month too!)
Wednesday — July 10, 2024
Two images (above and below): A photo through a telescope and a close up of the photo.
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On our recent trip to Los Angeles, a friend gifted a telescope to Avi. Avi took this photo today with the telescope! Thanks, Michael!
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This week we got Avi's financial aid award ...
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2nd Best June Ever for Lead Safe Mama, LLC — Final June 2024 Outreach Numbers
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June 2024 Final Numbers
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May 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Cascadian Farm Organic Purely O’s
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Here’s every link to Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s food testing articles in one place!
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March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs in “No Cheese” Flavor
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March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs in Pumpkin & Cinnamon Flavor
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March 2024 Independent Laboratory Test Report for Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs in Broccoli & Spinach Flavor
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Has our work helped you in some way? Here’s how you can support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC today.
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Cassava Testing: Otto’s Naturals Multi-Purpose Cassava Flour Tested for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC Violation Report (Report #: LSM 2024_002) Zak! Designs knowingly used Lead in their products made and sold for use by children
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC was highlighted in The Guardian this month: November 2023!
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Someone asked if I was helping families directly…
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Avi’s Photos
Deep Waters
(Image above)
September 8, 2023 - 10:58 p.m.
Photograph of the Milky Way from Northern California (Dunsmuir). A view into the dangerous and wonderful ocean of space.
Avi Rubin's College Applications
Winter 2023/2024
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More than 4 years later and still no recall or public statement from Tupperware! Sign the petition!
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Grant Application: October 2023 Request for Funding for Continuation of NYC Subway PSA Campaign
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Lead poisoning is political (in every sense of the word)
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Find out about product recalls MONTHS before they happen
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Cast Aluminum Strikes Again (I have never tested a plug-in waffle iron that was negative for Lead)
Published: August 21, 2023 — Monday
A reader sent us this waffle iron for testing.
All the plug-in electric waffle irons I have tested over the years — and there have been more than 100 examples, from many different brands — have tested positive ...
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Lead Safe Mama Interview With TheKitchn.com — Published July 29, 2023 (Print Article)
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Fact Check: Is the Lead in Bentonite Clay bioavailable?
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Here's a link to the above referenced scientific study.
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Is your artificial Christmas tree safe? XRF test results for 2020 Home Depot artificial Christmas tree sample (& guidelines for choosing a safer tree)
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2023 NYC Subway PSA Campaign: NUK Glass Baby Bottle With Blue & White Paper Airplane Design
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Press Release: Second Lead Safe Mama, LLC Initiated Product Recall in 2023 — CUPKIN children’s cups
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February 2023 Yahoo News piece covering the stories of 3 Lead Safe Mama community families
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Article Published: February 10, 2023
Written by: Korin Miller for Yahoo News
Click the image below to read the full article.
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Bindle Bottle Recalled for Lead Poisoning Risk (Covered by Consumer Reports) — February 17, 2023
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This is what #LeadPoisoning looks like.
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People are always asking me for the “independent third-party testing” that confirms my test results…
(She says to everyone asking her for "independent third-party testing" because they don’t believe her test results!)
Third-Party Testing
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_03_2023 — Reporting Bare Lead “Sealing Dot” Found in the “Food Storage Compartment” of Bindle Bottle Insulated Stainless Steel Products
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_02_2023 — Reporting Illegal Levels of Lead Found in the Paint on Lansinoh Glass Baby Bottles
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC is featured in the March 2023 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine!
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Here's the direct link to the story on Consumer Reports' website
(published online 2/2/2023).
Wednesday - February 1, 2023
Updated: February 2, 2023
Well, this is an amazing way to start out the month! The above image is "page one" of the Consumer Reports Magazine article featuring ...
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_01_2023 — Reporting Unsafe Levels of Lead found in KitchenAid Stand Mixer Aluminum Attachments.
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Testing crystal for Lead using a LeadCheck swab (not recommended) — video
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The first Lead Safe Mama FREE, PUBLIC chat of 2023! A 1 hour 40 minute zoom session with Lead Safe Mama readers
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More Lead Safe Mama Lead-free favorites: water bottles I have purchased for my family
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Tamara, how were your kids poisoned?
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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A link to my film.
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Deconstructing KitchenAid’s greenwashed response to findings of Lead in their stand mixer attachments
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Tips for Navigating This Website
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Demand EWG remove Lead-contaminated products from their site (here’s a letter template you can use)!
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My informational graphic responding to the chocolate manufacturers’ misinformation campaign — the Lead-in-chocolate controversy
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
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Incredibly toxic and dangerous souvenir purchased at the Tower of London gift shop (November 2022)
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Published: December 18, 2022 — Sunday
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC was highlighted in The Guardian this month — December 2022!
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My favorite Lead-free pie plates for the holidays!
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Press Release: Another 2022 product recall (for a Leaded children’s product) initiated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC out of Portland, Oregon
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November 27, 2022 - Press Release
Link to this press release in PDF Form
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And the Third Place Winner in the Most Amazing Wonderful Incredible Awesome Lead Safe Mama SECOND ANNUAL Giveaway of Lead-Free Things & Other Fabulous Prizes is…
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC was highlighted in The Daily Mail last month! (I just found out!)
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Why do some stainless steel cookware items have a “Prop 65” warning? Isn’t stainless steel non-toxic?
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Lead Safe Mama Initiated CPSC Recall for Lead Painted Baby Bottles Made by NUK
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
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The NPR story from July (mentioning Lead Safe Mama, LLC) was nationally syndicated today — 8/1! Here’s the link.
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A little something to celebrate (sort of). The Lead Safe Mama, LLC team was responsible for a product recall this year (however we reported the violation to the CPSC back in 2020!)
July 6, 2022 - Wednesday
Warning: Language - I'm Furious ;-)
On June 9, 2022 the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall (see the image above) of the "Jungle Jumparoo" toy for a violation of the Federal Lead Content Ban. The Lead Safe Mama, LLC team was ...
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Have questions about Lead? Childhood Lead poisoning? Adult Lead exposure? Start Here!
Originally Posted: December 2019
Updated: Monday - March 13, 2023
Please click any one of the image blocks below for more information on that subject. This “Start Here” post is a work in progress, so please let me know if you don’t find what you are looking for. Here are the topics posted so ...
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WHY I do the consumer goods testing I do (& WHY, unfortunately, you cannot do this at home)…
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I created a graphic for people to use to share about the concerns for Lead in vintage Corelle pieces. Please feel free to share this on social media.
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Walt Disney Y2K Filmmaker Mickey Mouse McDonald’s Drinking Glass: 1,261 Cadmium in the red paint. Cadmium causes cancer. Thanks, Disney!
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Le Creuset Overview
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Newer Ikea white glass plate (similar to Corelle), made in France: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free
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Published: March 23, 2022
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Full XRF test results for the plain white glass Ikea dish pictured
60-second test (repeated multiple times ...
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Is sunflower butter bad for you? What’s the problem with sunflower seed butter? Do sunflower seeds have Lead?
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Published: February 9, 2022
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Red Plastic (2020) Aldi Christmas Ornament Ball: Positive for Lead + Cadmium + Arsenic (51,700 ppm!!!) + Antimony!
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Moogco Sterling Silver Protective Nursing Cups: very pure Silver (938,000 ppm Silver!) Did you know that historically these were made of LEAD?!
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For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Please stop using vintage Pyrex glassware for cooking & serving food — it’s often coated with high-Lead paint & can test positive for Cadmium, Arsenic
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(Video) Some companies NEVER learn! Redmond BABY POWDER positive for Lead at levels that are unsafe in dust (& it IS dust!)
Please start by watching the short video I made about this product:
Introduction:
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KitchenAid Whisk Attachment For Stand Mixer (with burnished top knob): 138 ppm Lead (typical for Lead-contaminated aluminum.)
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Yellow vintage Fiesta plate (Made in USA): 563,800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe in modern items made for kids)
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Caraway “cookware without the chemicals” positive for 20 metals, including Lead, Mercury, Cobalt & Antimony (tested with XRF technology)
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Ways to support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC
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How soon after exposure is Lead detectable in my child’s blood? What is the “half-life” of Lead in the bloodstream? How long does Lead stay in the body?
Here's a link from the CDC with some info on this topic
A quote from the above-linked article: "Lead is cleared from the blood and soft tissues with a half-life of 1 to 2 months and more slowly from the skeleton, with a half-life of years to decades."
#1.) How soon after exposure is Lead ...
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I’m concerned my child may have just inhaled potentially Leaded fireworks fumes. What should I do?
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But is this dish or toy or lamp or vitamin or piece of jewelry (or Tibetan brass singing bowl!) ACTUALLY going to poison me? And how would that happen, exactly?
Published: June 12, 2021
Updated: August 1, 2023
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We created a shopping only site: ShopLeadSafeMama.com! No Ads, No Stories, Just Lead-free stuff!
Wednesday - May 19, 2021
I've just started working on this fun new concept (because you, my readers, asked for it!)...it's a brand new website ShopLeadSafeMama.com. It only has products from brands that I trust and whose products I have repeatedly tested and found to be Lead-free [with ...
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What kind of business is Lead Safe Mama, LLC?
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware — which pots and pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots and pans are the least toxic?
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Green Pan: Lead-free (although I don’t recommend it)! Aluminum substrate tests positive for trace levels of Antimony
2020· Cast Aluminum· Cast Aluminum Pan· Pot· Pots & Pans· Pots and Pans
For those new to this website:
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Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!
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Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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“Lead-Free/ Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan (From Our Place) tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology
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Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.
2020· Ad-Free Article· Corporate Response· Fisher Price· Fisher Price Airplane· Fisher Price Airport· Fisher Price Barber Shop· Fisher Price Big Bird· Fisher Price Boat· Fisher Price Bus· Fisher Price Car· Fisher Price Circus Train· Fisher Price Desk· Fisher Price Doctor Bag· Fisher Price Garage· Fisher Price Gas Station· Fisher Price Grover· Fisher Price Home· Fisher Price Little People· Fisher Price Little People School House· Fisher Price Medical Toy Set· Fisher Price Playground· Fisher Price Police Station· Fisher Price School· Fisher Price School Bus· Fisher Price School Desk· Fisher Price Schoolyard· Fisher Price Sesame Street· Fisher Price Wooden Puzzle· Vintage Fisher Price· Vintage Fisher Price Barnyard· Vintage Fisher Price Desk· Vintage Fisher Price Home· Vintage Fisher Price Little People School House
For those new to this website:
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A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)
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To the reporter who interviewed me for an article today:
Your question was, "Why aren’t children getting tested (given the pervasiveness of Lead exposure)?" I gave you some short answers in our call — but here’s my longer answer.
"Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?"
Answer: ...
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Hello! I’m here to ruin Christmas for you! Do you know how toxic your Christmas decorations are? (This is actually a guide for having a safer Christmas holiday!)
2020· Ad-Free Article· Christmas· Christmas China· Christmas Lights· Christmas Ornament· Christmas Ornaments
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Vintage Made-In-U.S.A. Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been ...
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Vintage dining table w/ faux-wood surface: tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Antimony! Do you have a table like this?
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins baby bowl with raft design: 93,600 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids) + 3,460 ppm ARSENIC!
2020· Bunnies· Bunny· Bunnykins· England· English· English China· English Fine Bone China· English Fine China· Fine Bone China· Fine China· Jb things· Made in England· Royal Doulton
Published: October 10, 2020
Updated: September 2022
To see more results for Bunnykins items Lead Safe Mama, LLC has tested, click here. Vintage Bunnykins ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD-USE and especially not safe for children to use! For context: Anything made today (2020) with over 90 ppm Lead ...
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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).
2020· Baby· Baby Bowl· Baby Dishes· Bunnies· Bunny· Bunny Mug· Bunnykins· England· English· English China· English Fine Bone China· English Fine China· Fine Bone China· Fine China· Jb things· Made in England· Royal Doulton
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 ...
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400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
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When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the paint on this glass beaker was positive for an unsafe level of Lead.
Today - in the year 2020 (more than two decades in to a new century) - it is still not uncommon for modern glass products (baby bottles, water bottles, measuring cups, mixing ...
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Do you (or your grandma) have kitchen counters like this? If so they may test positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
Vintage (1970s / 1980s) faux wood vinyl countertops often have unsafe levels of Lead.
When I walk in to a home and see counters like these now - based on experience - I am almost always certain that they will test positive for Lead. This particular counter was likely from the year the home was ...
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This is what a Leaded sealing dot looks like on a stainless steel water bottle. Please read the full piece if you have questions.
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Faux 1922 Peace silver dollar with skeleton head: 1,639 ppm Arsenic. Please don’t use collectable coins as fidgets.
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been ...
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“If the Lead is only on the OUTSIDE (… of my dish, measuring cup, mixing bowl, etc.) why does it matter?”
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How the Lead industry deliberately utilized systemic racism to deflect blame for poisoning generations of children
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Note:
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1976 Bunnykins bowl: 59,000 ppm Lead (anything above 90 ppm Lead is illegal in items made today for children’s use)
1970s· 1970s China· 1976· 2020· Baby· Baby Bowl· Baby Dishes· Bunnies· Bunny· Bunnykins· Royal Doulton· Vintage· Vintage China
Test Results Published on July 13, 2020
Updated: September 2022
When tested with an XRF instrument, the 1976 Bunnykins bowl pictured here had the following readings:
On the center of the bowl's food surface (decorative design):
Lead (Pb): 59,000 +/- 2,400 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 36 +/- 14 ppm ...
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Yes, I do phone consultations and zoom consultations (and video conferences and video speaking engagements)!
Last updated: Thursday - December 8, 2022
Do you do phone consultations, Tamara?
Do you do zoom consultations, Tamara?
I get asked all the time if I do phone consultations (or zoom consultations) for families (or companies, or organizations) looking for advice about keeping their homes (or ...
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Vintage clear glass small Pyrex casserole: 866 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (this is the first time I have found Arsenic in one of these)
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Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I hadn't previously tested for / looked for Arsenic or Antimony in vintage clear glass Pyrex items. This is the first piece I have tested of vintage clear glass Pyrex where I noticed (and recorded) these two metals. I am going to do further inquiry in to this, ...
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Tamara’s Favorite Things – Duralex clear glass “Cosy” coffee mug: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free.
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These are my favorite mugs - the mugs my family uses every day in our home. I like them so much that I even bought a set for my son to get his kitchen away at college started!
XRF test results for clear glass coffee mug pictured here.
30-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): ...
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I don’t do what I do to instill fear. I do what I do to educate, so YOU can make informed choices for your family.
Published: May 31, 2020
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It’s not just paint! Stain can have Lead too! Interior 1905 door: 987 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 157 ppm Arsenic!
2020· Leaded Door Trim· Leaded Stain· Natural Wood· Natural Wood Finish· Stain· Tamara's Home· Wood Finish
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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List of stores I won’t shop at because they recently sold things with Lead or still sell things with Lead…
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Folks have been asking if Lead in vintage books is a real poisoning concern. Here’s my response.
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I Live in San Francisco. My neighbors are illegally and unsafely working on a Lead painted house. Who do I call?
Published: January 9, 2020
Updated: January 13, 2020
Heya San Francisco!
My girlfriend in San Francisco just called me with this question, and I get this exact question often enough that I wanted to write this post — so I don’t have to dig for the city’s resource information (which is down ...
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Paparazzi “stone” ring: Lead-free & “Nickel-free”, as advertised…BUT: 265,300 ppm CADMIUM! Cadmium causes cancer.
"Lead Free"· #LeadFree· 2018· Costume Jewelry· Jewelry· Lead Free Jewelry· Made In China· Nickel Free Jewelry· Paparazzi· Paparazzi Accessories· Paparazzi Jewelry· Paparazzi Ring· Ring· Rings· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Published: January 7, 2020
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Corelle® recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as “decorative pieces” due to concerns of high Lead levels
#LeadedChina· #LeadedDishes· 2022 Top 10 Articles· 2022 Top 20 Articles· Ad-Free Article· Corelle· Corelle by Corning· Corelle Dishes· Corporate Response· Top 20 All Time· Top 20 All Time as of 2022· Top 20 Articles· Viral Post· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Stop using your vintage Tupperware NOW. These measuring cups are positive for 2,103 ppm Lead + 250 ppm Arsenic.
Arsenic· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Measuring Cup· Measuring Cup Set· Measuring Cups· Tupperware· Vintage Kitchenware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· Vintage Yellow Plastic· Viral Post· XRF Testing· XRFTesting· Yellow Vintage Tupperware
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely ...
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At 351,400 ppm Lead, this glass is likely the source of a boy’s mysterious poisoning. 90 ppm+ is illegal in kids’ items.
#LeadedDishes· Crystal· Crystal Drinking Glasses· Glass· Lead Crystal· Leaded Crystal· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Originally posted: October 10, 2019
Updated: December 28, 2019
Several months ago, a mom who lives nearly 3,000 miles away from where I live in Portland, Oregon contacted me to see if there was any chance I could come to her home to help her. She had just learned that her 13-year-old kiddo tested ...
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Vintage Corelle Butterfly Gold glass plate: 18,700 ppm Lead on decorative pattern when tested with an XRF instrument
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two ...
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Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Spice-o-Life Casserole: 26,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) & 236 ppm Cd (75 is unsafe)
1970· 1970s· 1972· 1973· 1974· 1975· 1976· 1977· 1978· 1979· 1980· 1980s· 1981· 1982· 1984· 1985· 1988· 236 ppm Cadmium· 26500 ppm Lead· Casserole· Casseroles· Corning· Corning Ware· Corning Ware Patterns· Corningware· Corningware Casserole· Pan· Pots & Pans· Pots and Pans· Viral Post· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were ...
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#NLR (Not Lead-Related): Please don’t ever buy peanut butter packaged in plastic “jars”
#NLR· Ad-Free Article· Food· Food Packaging· Food Storage· Food Water Salt Candy· Peanut Butter· Plasticizers· Toxic Foods· Viral Post
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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What should I do with my Lead-contaminated dishes? To toss or not to toss?
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were ...
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Ask Tamara: What dishes do you use in your home? Which dishes don’t have Lead? Which dishes are Lead-free?
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Originally published: December 20, 2016
Updated: December 28, 2019
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of ...
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Vintage Pyrex Spring Blossom Green Crazy Daisy Mixing Bowls: 109,900 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium, too!
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Originally published: June 13, 2018
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her ...
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I just found out my child is poisoned, what should I do?
#StartHere· Start Here· Symptoms· Symptoms In Adults· Symptoms of Childhood Lead Poisoning· Symptoms of Low Level Lead Exposure
Published: December 15, 2019
Updated: May 1, 2024
Hello all! I created this post to be a summary (a directory of a kind) to answer this question for those starting from the “Start Here” page. Below are links to some of my more important articles about first steps (or first things you want to read) ...
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What are the symptoms of Lead poisoning? In adults? In children?
#StartHere· Start Here· Symptoms· Symptoms In Adults· Symptoms of Childhood Lead Poisoning· Symptoms of Low Level Lead Exposure
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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Nasty old (2003?) Tempurpedic pillow positive for LEAD: 5,261 ppm & ANTIMONY: 232 ppm! What are you resting your head on tonight? Is it safe?
2019· Bedding· Bedding with Antimony· Bedding with Lead· Pillow· Pillow Testing· Pillow with Antimony· Tempurpedic· Tempurpedic Pillow
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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How much Lead is in YOUR new Starbucks mug? Golden Ceramic Mug: 15,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead ...
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A second antique (1906?) pressed-glass tiny mug: Also Lead-free!!! Click to see more images of “press line” examples.
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For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Think twice before wrapping a baby in poison for the holiday pics. Christmas lights can be 15,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe.
2019· Ad-Free Article· Baby Photos· Christmas· Christmas Decoration· Christmas Lights· Christmas Ornament· Christmas Ornaments· Christmas Photos
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely ...
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How can I tell if the paint on my home is Lead paint? Read this post for close-up images of this Lead painted railing – Brooklyn, NY
EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Landlord Tenant Regulations· Lead Paint· Lead Paint In Homes· Lead Safe Work Practices· What does Lead paint look like?
Q. What does Lead paint Look like?
Q. How can I tell if peeling paint is Lead paint?
This is just one example of what peeling Lead paint can look like. I will be posting more examples throughout the month (October 2019) - but this is an excellent example of peeling high-Lead paint on the ...
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What does peeling Lead paint look like? How can I tell if peeling paint is Lead paint? – Rural Pennsylvania
Lead Paint· Lead Paint In Homes· Lead Safe Work Practices· What does Lead paint look like?
This is just one example of what peeling Lead paint can look like. I will be posting more examples throughout the month of October as I travel the country for Lead Poisoning Prevention Month 2019 - but this is an excellent example of the “alligator pattern” that Lead poisoning prevention advocates ...
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1983 Pizza Hut Care Bear “Grumpy Bear” glass: 122,900 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument (90 ppm is unsafe — did you have these?)
1980· 1980s· 1983· 1984· 1985· American Greetings· Care Bear Drinking Glasses· Care Bears· Cartoon Character Glass· Character Glass· Collectable· Collectable Pizza Hut Glasses· Collectible· Collectible Glass· Coming Soon· Drinking Glasses· Glass· Glasses· Glassware· Grumpy Bear· Pizza Hut
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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National Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Key: 11,800 ppm Lead [90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids.]
Breast Cancer Awareness· House Key· House Keys· Key· Keys· Pink Washing· Pinkwashing· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Oh the irony!
When tested with an XRF instrument, this pink "Breast Cancer Awareness" key tested positive for a high level of LEAD. Lead can cause humans to have a significantly compromised immune system - which in turn can create a biological environment conducive to the growth of cancerous ...
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Another reason to avoid vintage toys — toy triceratops: 6,298 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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Can I send in one of my dishes (or other items) to test for Lead? Yes, maybe — but read this first! Thanks.
Updated: Saturday — July 27, 2024
Question:
Tamara, can I send you one of my dishes to test for Lead? Or — if not a dish — some other toy, jewelry, trinket, heirloom, whatever?
Answer:
Yes (maybe)!
For baby bottles or collectible decorated/ painted glassware: If you ...
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Did you get this booklet when you moved in to your pre-1978 rental? Your landlord could be fined $16,000 if you did not.
Environmental Protection Agency· EPA· EPA Booklet· EPA Lead Regulations· Landlord Tenant Regulations· Lead Safe Work Practices· Regulation· Regulatory Standards
Because people might find it a little difficult to locate this important document online, I have posted both a link here (click the image above or below to see the document on the EPA's site), and as a backup [given that so much essential information and vital scientific data has been deleted ...
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Click the link to learn more! (Wait, what? Is this click bait? What are you selling?)
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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1995 Franciscan Desert Rose China, Made in England: 47,800 ppm Lead on the food surface! 90 is unsafe for a child.
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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 in the ...
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Trace Lead exposure can impact fertility, pregnancy, and birth outcomes: The story of how Lead impacted my son Charlie’s birth. I nearly died.
2019· Birth· Charlie· Charlie Parker Eliezer Rubin· Childbirth· Keystone Article· My Youngest Son
Original Title:
Written on my youngest son's 11th birthday (July 2019): Read the story of how Lead impacted his birth (during which I almost died).
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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#AskTamara: Which crock pots do you recommend? Which slow cookers are Lead-free?
2019· Appliance· Appliances· Crock· Crock Pot· Crock Pot Liner· CrockPot· Slow Cooker· Small Appliances
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Crate & Barrel (Thailand) Floral Dish: 92,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe in newly manufactured items intended for use by children.
#LeadedChina· #LeadedDishes· Crate & Barrel· Crate and Barrel· Leaded China· Made in Thailand· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE.
Please do take a moment to read the exact XRF test results for this item (below), so you can see what is in it (as well as a bit of a list of what is not in it!)
To see more Crate & Barrel items I have tested, Click HERE.
While ...
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Some vintage Legos® test positive for high level of a known carcinogen. Can I tell if my Legos® are safe?
2019· Lego· Legos· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Toy· Vintage Toys· Vintage Yellow Plastic· Yellow Plastic
One of these small yellow Lego® bricks (pictured above) is vintage (the one on the left of the photo was purchased new, "between 1978 and 1988") and tested positive for a very high level of Cadmium (a known carcinogen); the other is newer (belongs to my kiddos and was purchased sometime ...
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c. 1996 Mickey Mouse McDonald’s Disney World 25th Anniversary Glass: 73,300 ppm Lead + 1,855 ppm Cadmium
1990s· 1996· Cartoon Character Glass· Character Glass· Disney· Disney World· Glasses· Glassware· McDonald· McDonald's· Mickey Mouse· Mickey Mouse Glass· Walt Disney· Walt Disney Productions· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Remember the Magic ... with a dash of LEAD! (And Cadmium for good measure.)
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The “Sugar Packet Football Field” Illustration: How much Lead in dust does it take to poison a child?
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Kitchen table positive for 1,400 ppm Lead, yet overlooked by an inspector as an exposure source for a child’s Blood Lead Level.
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This kitchen table was positive with levels as high as 1,400 ppm Lead — a hazard that was overlooked, considered insignificant by an inspector, yet was a likely primary source of exposure for a child.
A family I visited last year had an unidentified "mystery" source of persistent Lead ...
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Blood Lead Testing: Please get everyone in the family tested, since you have been living in a house with high Lead paint.
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Plug-in Christmas Lights c. 2008-2013: 15,300 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids). Here are some tips for choosing safer Christmas lights.
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Does your baby’s cup have toxic heavy metals in it? This enamelware “baby cup” tested positive for 16,200 ppm Cadmium!
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Please note: This is NOT a post just about one red enamelware baby cup, it's an overview of safe and unsafe baby cups I have found and how to make sure you choose a safe cup for YOUR baby! Please take the time to read the whole post (scrolling past all the images) and to share it with your friends ...
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#QUESTION: Does kitty litter have Lead? ANSWER: Yes, it may, and if it does it’s a big problem. Here’s why…
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Tamara’s Toxic Dishes Guide: “Do my dishes have Lead?” Read this article to check if YOUR china has Lead!
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Tamara, can you come to my home and make sure my stuff is safe for my family?
Question: "Tamara, can you come to my home and make sure my stuff is safe for my family?"
Answer: "Why yes! I can do that!"
Tamara Rubin is currently booking for May / June 2024 In-Person Home Consultations
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Red Waechtersbach German Nesting Bowl, Purchased at Williams Sonoma c. 2009: 40,100 ppm Lead & 3,506 ppm Cadmium.
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Published: October 6, 2018
XRF test results for the red Waechtersbach Nesting Bowl purchased at Williams Sonoma - "Made in Germany", c. 2009 ...
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Should I be worried about the possibility of lead in the sandbox toys at my child’s school? [Vintage toy dinosaur pictured: 8,000 ppm Lead].
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Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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#AskTamara: Are my kids’ crayons toxic? Which brand of crayons is safe? Crayola? Filana? Stockmar? Honey Sticks?
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Ceramcor Xtrema “Metals-Free” Saucepan Positive For Lead, Cadmium, Cobalt, Iron, Nickel, Chromium and other metals when tested with an XRF instrument.
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In August of 2018 I tested yet another Ceramcor Xtrema "Lead-Free" pan that ended up being positive for lead.This pan was purchased direct from the company, c. November of 2016.
These pans are advertised and promoted as being metals-free, and specifically as being lead-free — yet when ...
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Made in Mexico Crate & Barrel “Miguel Highball” Glass: Lead-Free (Click for my guide to buying Lead-free glassware!)
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#AskTamara: What is Carbon Steel? (Morakniv, Made in Sweden Carving Knife)
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Originally published: July 8, 2018
Updated: December 26, 2021
Q: What is carbon steel?
A: The following XRF readings are all of the metals detected when testing the Morakniv "Made In Sweden" knife (pictured here), which is marked "Carbon Steel". While I have not tested a lot of carbon steel ...
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#AskTamara: What is stainless steel? (This U.S.A. made Lead-free hose has all stainless steel hardware!)
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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Red Vintage Pyrex Food Storage Container With lid: 310,000 ppm Lead + 14,200 ppm Arsenic + 33,200 ppm Cadmium
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Maybe Grandma can Keep her Vintage Faux Pearls?: 295,900 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe in items kids use)
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Are you contaminating your garden’s soil? Chicken Wire: 2,201 ppm Lead, 30 ppm Cadmium. Click & read for safer choices.
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Late-1990s Spice Islands Spice Jar Lid: 8,000 ppm Lead. Maybe this is a good time to get rid of those older spice jars?
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Originally Posted: January 21, 2018
Updated: May 21, 2022
The paint on the metal lid of this older (c. late-1990s) Spice Islands spice jar tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at more than 8,000 ppm Lead. This jar was tested in 2012, so I did not record any more information ...
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Check out this very well written article on the surprising danger of Bentonite Clay
Here's a quote pulled from the article linked below:
"Many have shared how bentonite clay has helped their digestion or skin symptoms. The reasons why it may have helped seemed plausible to me, and I don’t doubt that many have had positive experiences. Since I’ve never seen much research either ...
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Scientific Study: Potential Hazard of Lead in Decorated Glassware
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Published: November 23, 2017
Here's a direct link to the study on PubMed.
Click the image below to read the full article shown below from IFL Science!
"Dr Andrew Turner of the University of Plymouth, UK tested a range of glass products used for storing liquids, both new and second hand. These ...
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We keep a vegan home & I haven’t cooked a turkey in more than two decades, but here is what I would use IF I were going to cook a turkey!
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I was really sad when (in 2014) I discovered that this antique maple syrup bucket was positive for 12,500 ppm Lead!
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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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Vintage Vinyl Measuring Tape (for Sewing): 19,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
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Originally posted, November 19, 2017
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Measuring Tape - Soft Plastic, Made in China.
When tested with a Niton XRF instrument it was positive for Lead with the following reading: 19,900 parts per million (ppm).
To learn more about XRF ...
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Nov. 8, 2017: The time my work went viral & was featured on CBS This Morning for my discovery of Lead in fidget spinners.
Originally published: November 10, 2017
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Yesterday was a rollercoaster...each time my work goes viral, it presents a new swirl of chaos and more interviews to do (in 20 hours from 11/8 to 11/9 alone: four interviews, two radio and two television - ...
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#SaferChoices — Casserole dishes: “How do I choose a Lead-free casserole dish?” (Including FIVE Lead-free examples available today!)
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#SaferChoices: Casserole Dishes
How do I choose a Lead-free casserole dish?
Published: October 14, 2017
Updated: February 27, 2024
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Dr. Mercola “Metals Free” Frying Pan: 14,900 ppm Lead. Check out the 140+ comments on this one, too!
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Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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My Clorox Wipes Video or “How to clean up Lead dust.” – A short video by Lead Safe Mama, Tamara Rubin.
This post and video were originally published in November of 2014.
This is the technique we used to clean up Lead dust in our home after our children were poisoned back in 2005. We know for sure this works because we had dust wipe samples (tests to determine Lead-levels in dust) taken both BEFORE ...
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Every Spring the City of Portland, Oregon water bill includes a warning notice about Lead in the water (a notice that no one ever seems to read.)
City of Portland· Lead in Water· Oregon· Portland Water Bureau· Water· Water Bill
Published May 5, 2017
Updated: February 28, 2022
[Scroll to bottom for the Rubin Family current [February 2022] water bill.]
Below are FOUR of my actual water bills from the City of Portland (colors and circles and arrows added by me for emphasis!). The first one is from when I originally ...
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San Pellegrino Water Bottle: 116 ppm Lead in the green glass, 90 is unsafe in items used by kids. Please click & read to learn more.
Bottle· Colored Glass· Glass Bottle· Glass Water Bottle· Green Glass· Green Glass Bottle· Green Glass Water Bottle· San Pellegrino Water Bottle· Tinted Glass· Viral Post· Water Bottle· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Originally published: April 4, 2017
Updated: January 15, 2023
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a ...
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Which foods have lower Lead levels? Tamara’s food list (including foods we try to avoid at all costs)!
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#LeadPaintedSchoolYards: Portland, Oregon
Lead Paint in Schools· Leaded Schoolyards· Playground· Portland Public Schools· PPS· School· Schoolyard· Schoolyards
Yellow painted lines on school yard in Portland Public school Elementary School - Llewellyn /Sellwood - 25,700 ppm lead. In spite of a public declaration to "Keep PPS Schoolyards Safe And Healthy" this is simply not happening!
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Read this post to learn what I have done at my home to make sure my urban yard and garden are Lead-safe!
Dirt· EPA· EPA RRP· Garden· Gardening· Lead Free Living· Lead Safe Work Practices· leaded soil· My back yard· Renovation· Soil· Soil Testing· Urban Chickens· Urban Gardening· yard
Posted here: February 26, 2017
Updated: April 26, 2020
I took this picture of our back yard years ago and realized that every element in the photos had a “Lead story” – so I thought it would be fun to annotate it and share it with you all, in case it could ...
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Bentonite clay (a primary Earthpaste toothpaste ingredient) has unsafe levels of Lead. Earthpaste’s marketing downplays this fact.
Originally posted/ discussed in April, 2014
Updated: February 6, 2017
Here's a great recent article about bentonite clay use and its potential dangers.
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Ask Tamara: Q. Can I test my dishes for lead with a home test kit for Lead? A. Sometimes, but not normally. (Click to read more.)
#AskTamara· #LeadedChina· Dear Tamara· Lead Check· LeadCheck· Leaded China· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Our current preferred brand for home test kits (to test for Lead in paint) can be found on this link.
Additionally, here is a link to a new Lead-testing product that does work on some consumer goods (but not all).
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KitchenAid Mixer Attachments (c. 2014): As high as 2,434 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is unsafe in items intended for use by kids)
#LeadedHousehold· #LeadedKitchen· Beater· Blades· KitchenAid· KitchenAid Balloon Whisk· Mixer· Viral Post· Whisk· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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Emile Henry Mixing Bowl, Purchased at Williams Sonoma c. 2014: 1,647 ppm Lead on the food surface.
"Lead Free"· #LeadedMixingBowls· Ad-Free Article· Ceramic Mixing Bowl· Emile Henry· France· French· Labeled Lead Free· Lead Free Items With Lead· Leaded Glaze· Leaded Glazes· Made In France· Marketed As Lead Free· Mixing Bowl· Sold As Lead Free· Williams Sonoma· XRF Testing· XRFTesting· Yellow
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#SaferChoices: How to choose jewelry that is Lead-free, Cadmium-free & otherwise safe from a toxicant perspective
#LeadFree· #LeadSafe· #LowLead· #SaferChoices· 925· Ad-Free Article· Affiliate· Affiliates· Jewelry· Recommendations· Safe Choices· Safer Choices· Silver· Sterling· Sterling Silver· Valentine· Valentine’s Day
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Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
When tested with an XRF instrument, this typical American house door key
had the following reading: 12,800 ppm Lead
How much Lead is "too much" Lead?
The current amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal) in an item "intended for use by children" is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the ...
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#SaferChoices: How to choose a Lead-free tea kettle
#AskTamara· #LeadFree· #LeadFreeKitchen· #LeadSafe· #LowLead· Safe Choices· Safer Choices· Tea· Tea Cup· Tea Kettle· Tea Kettles· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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If a doctor says your baby’s Blood Lead Level is “normal” – get a new doctor. There’s no “NORMAL” level of LEAD in blood.
Ask Tamara· Bll· Blood Lead Test· Blood Lead Test Results· Blood Lead Testing· Dear Tamara· Keystone Article· Normal BLL· Normal test result· What is a normal BLL?
Originally posted: January 7, 2017
Updated: June 07, 2021
I have written this post out of frustration over the rampant misinformation given to parents when they first get their children tested.
Doctors often tell parents their child’s Blood Lead Level [“BLL”] is “normal” when the level is 1, or ...
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My favorite article ever about the impact of low-level Lead exposure
Ad-Free Article· Articles· Favorite Article· Keystone Article· Low Level Exposure· Peter Montague· Rachel's Democracy & Health News· Research· Symptoms· Symptoms of Low Level Lead Exposure· Toxic Lead
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#AskTamara: What is the impact of lead poisoning in adults, including college age students?
#AskTamara· #DearTamara· Ad-Free Article· Adults and Lead Poisoning· Dr. Lanphear· Dr. Lidsky· Lead Poisoning in College· Lead Poisoning In Student Housing· Lead Poisoning Symptoms· Symptoms· Symptoms In Adults· Toxic Dorms· Uncategorized
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Cadmium Concerns
Cadmium· Cadmium Toxicity· Doug Farquhar· Fiesta· Fiestaware· Keystone Article· Le Creuset· Legislation· Regulation
Finding Lead in dishware is one thing, however I have also recently posted several posts where dishes have tested positive for Cadmium.
While I will go in to more specifics below, I think we really ought to be questioning an industry that uses Cadmium at all (regardless of whether or not they ...
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Ask Tamara: Could you recommend a Lead-free colander?
#LeadFree· #LeadFreeKitchen· #LeadSafe· #LowLead· #Unleaded· Affiliate· Affiliates· Ask Tamara· Bare Metal Kitchen Item With Lead· Colander· Dear Tamara· Dishes· Lead Free Choices· Lead Free Living· Lead-Safe Kitchen· Safe Choices· Safer Choices· Stainless· Stainless Steel
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#AskTamara: What do you use to test for Lead? Can I do this myself at home? How much does it cost?
#AskTamara· #DearTamara· Affiliate· Affiliates· Ask Tamara· CertifiedKit· CertifiedKit.com· Dear Tamara· Keystone Article· LeadCheck· Niton XRF· Water Testing· XRF Testing
Originally written on December 19, 2016
Updated, December 11, 2019
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#AskTamara: The inspector is coming tomorrow, what do I need to know?
#AskTamara· Dear Tamara· EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Keystone Article· Lead Safe Work Practices· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
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A Dad’s Perspective: Autism vs. Lead Poisoning
Originally written May 24, 2015
Updated (just the images!) December 2, 2019
Today is my birthday; I’m 57 years old.
I mention this not to solicit “Happy Birthday” e-mails – but to illustrate there is not a single day that goes by in our life where Lead poisoning and its impacts are not ...
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Ask Tamara: My parents said they used these vintage items their whole life and I shouldn’t worry. “Your kids will be fine…”
#AskTamara· #DearTamara· Ask Tamara· Dear Tamara· Keystone Article· Rubin Boys· Rubin Brothers· Rubin Family Portrait
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were ...
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Q: I found lead-paint in my home. Now what?
#AskTamara· #DearTamara· Dealing with Lead Paint Hazards· Dear Tamara· EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Historic Homes· Lead Paint In Homes· Lead Safe Work Practices
Christine posted on Facebook (6/23/2014):
"What do you do once you find lead paint?? I tested last night and found some deteriorating on the front door jamb and I'm so worried about my 2 year old and 3 month old! I can't afford to hire a contractor. Would painting over it be ...
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#AskTamara: Can I infer my child’s Blood Lead Level (BLL) by testing myself?
#AskTamara· #DearTamara· Bll· BLLs· Blood Lead Level Testing· Blood Lead Levels· Blood Lead Test· Blood Lead Test Results· Blood Lead Testing· Dear Tamara· Keystone Article
#AskTamara
Originally published: June 18, 2014
QUESTION from Cristen (via Facebook)
My ND suggested that if I was nervous about having my 3yo and 5yo lead tested (due to the finger stick...I'm pretty sure my 5yo would cry, and my 3yo would FREAK the hell out, major trauma...) that she would do ...
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Q: Renting a 1950’s House…
Dear Tamara· EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Landlord Tenant Regulations· Lead Safe Work Practices
May 19, 2014
Kayla
QUESTION:
Hello! I have come across your site and wondered if you would have the time to answer a question for me? We live in a home in the south built in the 50s. It was completely repainted before we moved in and the lead status is "unknown". We are renting and our ...
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Lead in Antiques & Christmas Lights (& Stained Glass Windows & Antique Print Trays) – a video.
A Documentary Film· Antique Lead Type Tray· Antique Print Tray· Christmas· Christmas Lights· Lead Lights· Stained Glass· Stained Glass Window· Stained Glass Windows
Image of an antique print tray found on Etsy
Originally Published: December 10, 2013
Updated: March 13, 2022 - Sunday
Below is a video that is a scene from an early cut of my documentary feature film (that was one of the many, many fun scenes that we eventually had to cut from ...
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