![KitchenAid Mixer Attachments, c. 2014: as high as 2,434 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.]](https://i2.wp.com/tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/KichenAid4.jpg?fit=400%2C300&ssl=1 "KitchenAid Mixer Attachments, c. 2014: as high as 2,434 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.]")
Hello friends!I've decided to write this post as a declaration, a "line in the sand" of sorts - hopefully a point of demarcation that will help me get back to where I once was in terms of my health.
I'm sick.
I am very unhealthy as a result of personal sacrifices because of the legal battle ...
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July 2019 Update: Opportunities to Invest in Lead Safe Mama’s Work
July 18, 2019 - UpdateLead Safe Mama, LLC is GROWING...I've written this post because maybe you (my readers) know someone who might be interested in supporting this work in a big way – while also getting something in return. As my regular readers know, this is work that really no one ...
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Who has a trinket box like this at home? This is from Kashmir, India: 192,500 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this little trinket box from Kashmir, India had the following readings*:Top Area, white base paint with colorful decorations (image above):Lead (Pb): 192,500 +/- 12,000 ppm
Barium (Ba): 7,824 +/- 870 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 3,117 +/- 265 ppm
Vanadium ...
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Braun MultiQuick Hand Blender / Food Processor: Lead Free in All Accessible Components (no Lead detected via XRF.)
For the record, and as an example of the complexity of some of the XRF testing I do, this Braun multi-function handheld blender/food processor was a very challenging, extremely time-consuming item to test — with more than 24 separate XRF-accessible elements [and an even more, inaccessible ...
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How you can help: Pre-book a one-on-one #HealthyHomeConsultation with #LeadSafeMama!
Link for more information and to prepay for a #HealthyHomeConsultation! ...
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Please sign. This petition asks Tupperware to officially respond re: Lead & Arsenic (etc!) found in their vintage products.
Click the image here to sign the petition on Change.org.When you do sign, please leave a comment as well, this will help the petition to get more traction.You can also read the full petition text (here on my blog) by scrolling down.Thank you for reading, and (most important!) thank you ...
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Today is my youngest son’s 11th birthday! Happy Birthday, Charlie! Click to read the story of how Lead impacted his birth.
Wait. What?
Your third baby was poisoned too?
Tamara, you never talk about that!
The tiny human in the picture above (born just 5 lbs 10 ounces) is now almost 130 lbs and 5' 6" inches tall! (And he's just 11 years old today!)He was my smallest baby - and we had a very difficult pregnancy ...
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It’s Amazon Prime Day… so….Here’s an affiliate link you can click to support my advocacy work with your shopping.
Ok I cave! [I was really trying not to participate in the shopping frenzy that is "Prime Day"!]
Below is my Amazon affiliate link to get an Instant Pot super cheap on Prime Day! Just $55.99 - as of the time I posted it — and it is among the lowest-Lead pressure cooker-type appliances that I have ...
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WHY IS THIS NOT ILLEGAL?! Jervis & George glass sippy cup jar: 6,422 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] + 88 Cadmium.
When testing the "Jervis & George" brand reusable glass jar (with yellow sippy cup top) pictured here, all of the white painted markings on the outside of the glass were positive for unsafe levels of Lead (high Lead-content paint — with levels consistently above 6,000 ppm Lead). This is ...
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Star Wars Storm Trooper ceramic mug (Dollar Store find): 605 ppm Lead [90 is considered unsafe for kids’ items]
When tested with an XRF instrument, the mug pictured here had the following readings:Black Glazed Areas:Lead (Pb): 481 +/- 32 ppm
Barium (Ba): 317 +/- 52 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 3,157 +/- 142 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 834 +/- 108 ppm
Iron (Fe): 4,477 +/- 319 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 59 +/- 16 ppm ...
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Do you know where the “Mad Hatter” got his name? Here’s a clue – vintage felt hat: 3,844 ppm MERCURY! [100 is unsafe]
I have long known the vintage and antique felt hats were (historically) made with unsafe levels of Mercury (as part of the felting process for the wool as I understand it), but I had never personally tested a vintage felt hat and found it to be positive for high levels of Mercury — until ...
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A #LeadSafeMama Financial Update: July 14, 2019 – Testing, Projects, Legal Battles
Sunday, July 14, 2019Hello all!Seeing as how my readers have been critical players in supporting my work during a difficult 3+ years, it's time for an update on the progress of various things - including a variety of exciting news to share!#1, my legal battle:
Thank you so much to ...
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