Scroll to the bottom to see a picture of my four sons earlier today.
Friday - January 13, 2023
Today I sent a package to Harry and Meghan. In the package I included three tubes of organic lip balm (made by my friend Jess, a mama I met through this work - link) and one set of Kleynimals for ...
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Letter to the owners of the Bindle Bottles company with “next step” instructions
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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Cognitive Dissonance: Several Lead-contaminated products have received “#1” ratings from EWG
While the products listed below may not be "EWG Verified" products, many are just below that in their rating scale with a "#1" score. Consumers take EWG's above statements to heart and (predictably, given human nature) are likely to associate / extrapolate the sentiment of the "EWG ...
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Interlaken, Switzerland souvenir ceramic mug (2022): 6,151 ppm Lead on the interior food surface.
Published: December 18, 2022 - Sunday
I purchased this at a souvenir shop in Switzerland (November 2022) — following a long group discussion/collective speculative inquiry with my kids about which souvenirs were likely to be Leaded and which were likely to be Lead-free [it's a strange "game" ...
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My comment on a Joe Biden Instagram post just now (@POTUS) about Lead in water.
Friday - December 9, 2022
Here's the full text of my comment just now:
"But this quote represents a fundamental misunderstanding of the concern. The pipes are only a small part of the problem. Fittings, fixtures and other components of the water delivery system were allowed to be labeled as ...
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FRANCE: Wood-look ceramic tile on floor of newly renovated apartment in 500+ year old French building (Antibes): Lead-Free!
XRF test results for the wood-look modern tile pictured
60-second test
Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards.
Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic ...
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FRANCE: White paint on exterior (stucco / concrete) window surround on 500+ year old French building (Antibes): 61 ppm Lead (safe by all standards, NOT Lead paint!)
XRF test results for the peeling white window trim paint pictured
30-second test
Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards.
Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not ...
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FRANCE: Black painted Iron window guard on 500+ year old French building (Antibes): 14,100 ppm Lead.
XRF test results for the window rail pictured
30-second test
Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards.
Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic in most ...
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Soil Samples from Rockville, Maryland – 2022
Published: November 11, 2022
Test results for soil samples sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Rockville, Maryland. Samples are tested multiple times to confirm the results. Samples are tested using XRF technology (which - when testing soil - typically produces test results within ...
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XRF Test Results For Hazel Atlas Clear Glass Food Storage Lid
Full XRF Readings for
the square Hazel Atlas food storage container glass lid
(pictured here)
Metals noted in gray were not found.
Metals noted in blue were found at the levels noted but are not normally considered toxic in consumer goods.
Metals noted in red are considered ...
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XRF test results for “The Step” (Made in USA) plastic exercise equipment device
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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Test results for “marble-look” Smartcore Tile pictured
Full XRF Test Results for the Tile Sample Pictured
Metals shown in BLUE are considered non-toxic in this application
Metals shown in RED are generally considered toxic and may or may not have regulatory limits set (in this case there are no regulatory limits for total content of Lead, Cadmium and ...
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Soil Samples from Muscatine, Iowa – 2022
Published: October 31, 2022
Test results for four soil samples sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Muscatine, Iowa. Samples are tested multiple times to confirm the results. Samples are tested using XRF technology (which - when testing soil - typically produces test results within the same ...
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XRF test results for an antique Blue Willow style Transor Ware Japanese porcelain child’s tea set.
Published: Saturday - October 22, 2022
XRF test results for the porcelain tea set pictured are below.
Some additional links with information for folks new to this site or wanting to do a deeper dive on this subject:
The "Miniature Tea Set" category here on the website - there ...
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