![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.]")
![Franciscan Desert Rose Earthenware China - c. 1941, Made in USA: 122,200 ppm Lead! [90 ppm is unsafe in kids' items.]](https://i1.wp.com/tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Vintage-Franciscan-Desert-Rose-Earthenware-Tamara-Rubin-Lead-Safe-Mama-1.jpg?fit=400%2C300&ssl=1 "Franciscan Desert Rose Earthenware China - c. 1941, Made in USA: 122,200 ppm Lead! [90 ppm is unsafe in kids' items.]")
In newly-manufactured items that are "intended for use by children" today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating; 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. This 1978 McDonald’s Garfield coffee mug also tested positive for high ...
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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.
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 positive for a very high level of Lead (via a 24-hour urine test) ...
Read More about At 351,400 ppm Lead, this glass is likely the source of a boy’s mysterious poisoning. 90 ppm+ is illegal in kids’ items.
Pottery Barn Great White Ceramic Mug: 130 +/- 12 ppm Lead (Pb). [Relatively Lead-safe; below 90 is safe in kids’ items.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Great White" design white ceramic mug "Made in China" for Pottery Barn had the following readings:
Exterior white glazed surface of the mug:
(XRF instrument cannot fit in the inside of the mug, but glaze is consistent on the interior and exterior so ...
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Arte Italica with metal rim: 439 ppm Lead–a neurotoxin, 68,600 ppm Antimony–a carcinogen. What’s in YOUR dishes?
Below is the full XRF reading set for the food surface of the plate pictured here (a “Made in Italy” Arte Italica plate with a pressed metal rim). This plate is very unusual, in that the metal rim is solid metal banding that is press-fit to the plate — rather than a glazed or painted decorative ...
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“Made in Italy” Arte Italica Bella Bianca Stoneware: 3,821 ppm Lead. [90 ppm & up is unsafe in kids’ items.]
Here is the full XRF reading for the food surface of the plate (a “Made in Italy” Arte Italica Bella Bianca Stoneware saucer with dark clay and white glaze) pictured here.Center of food surface of saucer:Lead (Pb): 3,821 +/- 144 ppm
Barium (Ba): 248 +/- 89 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 28,800 +/- ...
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October 9, 2019: Lead Safe Mama’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Month Travel Schedule Update!
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
#LeadSafeMama Is (probably)
coming to a town near you this month!
October 2019 #LeadPoisoningPreventionMonth trip (leg #1) has been completed! I just got home last night - after nearly a week away from my family, and at least "touching down" in ...
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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
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 ...
Read More about 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
What does peeling Lead paint look like? How can I tell if peeling paint is Lead paint? – Rural Pennsylvania
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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Facebook Groups: Colorado Lead Safe Mamas… Join us if you live in Colorado!
There are currently more than a dozen Lead Safe Mama parent-volunteer run lead poisoning prevention advocacy groups on Facebook organized by geographic area. Each time I get a request from families in a specific area to coordinate an outreach trip to that area, I start a Facebook group.
"Why are ...
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Facebook Groups: New Hampshire & Vermont Lead Safe Mamas… Join us if you live in NH or VT!
There are currently more than a dozen Lead Safe Mama Facebook groups organized by geographic area. Each time I get a request from families in a specific area to coordinate an outreach trip to that area, I start a Facebook group.
"Why are you creating these groups?"
These groups help me “collect” ...
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Facebook Groups: Boston Area Lead Safe Mamas… Join us if you live in (or near!) Boston, Mass!
There are currently more than a dozen Lead Safe Mama Facebook groups organized by geographic area. Each time I get a request from families in a specific area to coordinate an outreach trip to that area, I start a Facebook group.
"Why are you creating these groups?"
These groups help me “collect” ...
Read More about Facebook Groups: Boston Area Lead Safe Mamas… Join us if you live in (or near!) Boston, Mass!
Facebook Groups: Maine Lead Safe Mamas… Join us if you live in (or near!) Maine!
There are currently more than a dozen Lead Safe Mama Facebook groups organized by geographic area. Each time I get a request from families in a specific area to coordinate an outreach trip to that area, I start a Facebook group.
"Why are you creating these groups?"
These groups help me “collect” ...
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