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A big "THANK YOU!" shout out to the newest #LeadSafeMama sponsor, Kleynimals! I am excited to share with you that as of this month (May 2019) Kleynimals is officially on board as a sponsor of #LeadSafeMama's independent consumer goods testing and Lead-Poisoning ...
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Ceramic mug; a perfect symbol of the beef I have with Habitat for Humanity: 28,500 ppm Lead.
I was just talking about Habitat for Humanity on Facebook with someone earlier today.Habitat for Humanity has been on my S%^t list for a looooong time.I have been continually frustrated by the lack of ethics in their Habitat ReStore program — where across the country I have seen countless ...
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Vintage (1978-1988) yellow Lego® guy w red hat: 5,096 ppm Cadmium [≥40 is unsafe] & 26 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos®.Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage yellow Lego® head with red hat pictured here [test results are replicable, and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Vintage (1978-1988) Red & Yellow Lego® door: 10,300 ppm Cadmium [≥40 is unsafe] & 38 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos®.Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage red and yellow Lego® door pictured here [test results are replicable, and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Vintage (1978-1988) Red Lego® 4 x 12 panel: 7,659 ppm Cadmium (40 is unsafe) + 39 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos.Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage red 4 x 12 Lego® block / panel pictured here (tests are replicable and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Some vintage Legos® test positive for high level of a known carcinogen. Can I tell if my Legos® are safe?
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 in the ...
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c. 1980-1990 Corelle Fruit Pattern Plate: 14,900 ppm Lead & 327 ppm Cadmium [90 ppm Pb is unsafe.]
Corelle cream colored vintage (c. 1980-1990s) glass plate with fruit pattern:
As high as 14,900 ppm Lead on the decorative pattern when tested with an XRF.
60 second tests (multiple tests done to confirm the levels).Red & Blue Striped Trim of Dish:Lead (Pb): 14,900 +/- 400 ppm ...
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Blue Willow (c. early 1990s) Churchill Bowl: 57,100 +/- 1,600 ppm Lead. More than 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
The markings on this piece are as follows: "Fine English Tableware" - Churchill - "Made in Staffordshire, England"
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The woman who sent me this bowl told me she ...
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Vintage Royal Portable Typewriter in Original Carrying Case: 7,035 ppm Lead + 2,058 ppm Cadmium + 516 ppm Arsenic.
I know this post is probably going to be upsetting for at least a few people! I prefer to let my children learn to type on a computer. We don't have any typewriters in our home - there are just too many potentially toxic components of most typewriters - especially manual (non-electric) ones. I often ...
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Benjamin Franklin’s Letter on Lead Poisoning – July 31, 1786
Benjamin Franklin's Letter On Lead PoisoningPhila July 31, 1786 (To Benjamin Vaughan)Dear Friend,I recollect that when I had the great Pleasure of seeing you at Southampton, now a 12 month since, we had some Conversation on the bad Effects of Lead taken inwardly; and that at your Request ...
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While working on the bigger legal battle in a very public way, I quietly found out I won a smaller legal battle yesterday.
In the midst of all of the chaos and whirlwind of activity around my larger legal battles with the State, there have been other smaller legal battles stemming from the same sources along the way (quietly pulling at my attention and making it nearly impossible for me to get to my more important work ...
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It’s official! I am suing the Oregon DOJ, the District Attorney, DHS, Multnomah County Sheriff, the Governor of Oregon, and others
Against the advice of many of my friends (who have urged me not to spend any more time on this - as legal battles tend to suck your life away) I filed this lawsuit today - not just for me, but for every advocate who has been silenced. My lawyers have argued that I cannot win - that ...
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