December 7, 2023 — Thursday
One final 20% off sale (in 2023!) for Naturepedic!
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Hanukkah 2023 – A post to memorialize where things are this year for our family.
Rubin Family Chanukkah 2023
This is just a little post to myself (in a way) to memorialize where things are this year for our little branch of the Rubin Family. It's also a reminder that Hanukkah is not Christmas, and for us the holiday is an opportunity to take time to prioritize family and take ...
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2023 is officially the BEST YEAR EVER here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC (plus a projection for December)!
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Tuesday — December 5, 2023
Hey all!
Such a busy day today (so much going on)...
Earlier this morning, we had our long-anticipated hearing ...
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Final Numbers for November 2023, Best November Ever for Reach & Impact of the Work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC!
Tuesday — December 5, 2023
Two important images are included with this post: The first image (above) is our final outreach numbers for November 2023. The second image (below) shows our final outreach numbers from one year ago, side by side with this year!
I don't know who else looks ...
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Lead-Free and On Sale on Amazon Today! Pretty Drinking Glasses
This item is Lead-free and on-sale today
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Thank you for your support in November (2023!)
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What toilet paper have you been buying? Apparently ours is “Professional!”
December 3, 2023 — Sunday
NLR — Not Lead Related
Does anyone else have "Toilet Paper Trauma" (jk!) because of the pandemic?
We always buy in bulk now and make sure we have a full case as a backup just in case (so we're always good for six months — and normally ...
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Holiday 2023 Lead Safe Mama Community Adopt-A-Family Program
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC was highlighted in The Guardian this month, November 2023!
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Lead Safe Mama 2024 USA & Canada Travel Schedule (May-June 2024!)
Published: November 8, 2023
Updated: December 3, 2024
Hello all! As I shared last week (linked here) I am booking now (early!) for May and June 2024.
Note: We are raising our rates for in-person home consultation (see below for new 2024 rates). Unfortunately, we ...
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Someone asked if I was helping families directly…
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Avi’s Photos
Avi Rubin's College Applications
Winter 2023/2024
(Additional Materials for Fall 2024 Admission Applications)
Section #1) Photography
Visually Interesting
Significant to Me
Section #2) Digital Art
3D images
2D images
Animations
VFXs
Section #3) Videos ...
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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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Today’s Top-12 Posts & Articles on Lead Safe Mama dot com
October 22, 2023
Today's Newsletter
Hello all!
I am excited to share that yesterday (10/21), October 2023 became the #BestOctoberEver for reach and readership here at Lead Safe Mama dot com! You can read some of the highlights (and see our site's readership stats for the past 14 years) at ...
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Grant Application: October 2023 Request for Funding for Continuation of NYC Subway PSA Campaign
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Today’s Newsletter (9/29/2023): My Latest Interview (by a German YouTube Channel) and the Final (?) Lead Safe Mama October 2023 Travel Schedule
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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 ...
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More 2023 Giveaway Winners — August 2023
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Scitus: The best currently available home test kit for testing house-paint for Lead
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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
Link to subscribe to the Lead Safe Mama Newsletter.
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Charlie’s first day of…
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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 for Lead on the food surface.
The reason for ...
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Lead Safe Mama Interview with TheKitchn.com — Published July 29, 2023 (Print Article)
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XRF Test Results for 1978 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Merry Mushroom Canister (Made in Mexico)
Introduction:
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 ...
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For those who would like to support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC with a financial contribution…
Published: July 31, 2023
If you would like to make a contribution in support of this work, below are all of the ways you can do that! Contributions are not tax-deductible (as we are not a 501(c)3 nonprofit), however, they are greatly appreciated and help keep this work going ...
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Fact Check: Is the Lead in Bentonite Clay bioavailable?
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)
More Christmas Buttons
(Article & Category Links)
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2023 NYC Subway PSA Campaign: NUK Glass Baby Bottle With Blue & White Paper Airplane Design
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William Rivers Pitt
Published: June 1, 2023 — Thursday
William Rivers Pitt is dead.
William Rivers Pitt is dead. Most people who read those words will have no context for what they mean. Most people will think a man is dead, and that is that. Perhaps he left a family behind — children? A spouse? Parents? Friends? ...
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2023 NYC Subway PSA Campaign: Additional Ideas
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2023 NYC Subway PSA Campaign: Green Sprouts iPlay Sippy Cup (Glass & Plastic)
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Full XRF Test Results for Morrocco Method Brand “100% Natural” Amla Pure Botanical Color Enhancer (From India)
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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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This Month Sucks: A Giveaway, April 2023
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Press Release: Second Lead Safe Mama, LLC Initiated Product Recall in 2023 — CUPKIN children’s cups
March 21, 2023 - Tuesday
CHILDREN’S PRODUCT RECALL (Lead Poisoning Risk):
Insulated Stainless Steel Children’s Cups Manufactured by Cupkin — all years of production
The Lead Safe Mama, LLC parent advocacy community, an international group of parents fighting for childhood Lead poisoning ...
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Now booking consultations and outreach events for Lead Poisoning Prevention Month (October 2023!)
The preliminary driving route for most of October:
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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 ...
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February 2023 Yahoo News piece covering the stories of three Lead Safe Mama community families
Article Published: February 10, 2023
Written by: Korin Miller for Yahoo News
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Bindle Bottle Recalled for Lead Poisoning Risk (Covered by Consumer Reports) — February 17, 2023
Email I Received From Bindle Bottle — 2/17/2023
Text Exchange With Consumer Reports' Reporter 2/17/23:
From the Consumer Reports Article (full article linked below):
Friday — February 17, 2023
Link to the Consumer Reports article here.
It's not every month that one ...
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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
Definition:
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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
CPSC VIOLATION REPORT
Thursday - February 9, 2023
Report below is "as submitted" with minor edits made for clarification / readability.
NOTE: PRODUCT IN QUESTION IS MARKETED FOR USE BY ADULTS — AND EXPLICITLY (via marketing campaign images) — ALSO FOR USE BY CHILDREN ...
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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
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!
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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Below is the text from our violation report, exactly as submitted (with minor changes for formatting/readability) on January 28, 2023- Saturday
Repeated (replicable) scientific testing (conducted by Lead Safe Mama, LLC – a woman-owned small business based in Portland, ...
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Testing crystal for Lead using a LeadCheck swab (not recommended) — video
This is a video I made in 2015, but decided to re-share now. It's just four minutes long and shows what (sometimes) happens when you test a crystal piece for Lead using a LeadCheck swab. ...
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Lead Safe Mama Zoom Chat #2 of 2023 – Sunday, January 15th
Tonight's #LeadSafeMama chat (#2) - this also ran long and is also 1 hour and 40 minutes (it's uploaded to YouTube). In the description for the video on YouTube there are links to most of the things discussed in the conversation and I have also put them here on this post below this video. Thanks for ...
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The first Lead Safe Mama FREE, PUBLIC chat of 2023! 1 Hour & 40 minute zoom session with Lead Safe Mama readers.
January 11, 2023 - Wednesday
Hello all! I had so much fun today chatting with you all, meeting you all and answering your questions! [We had about 40 people on the zoom chat today - from ALL OVER THE WORLD!] People chimed in from California to Georgia and visitors in the background were from ...
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More Lead Safe Mama Lead-free favorites: water bottles I have purchased for my family
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s 2023 Goals!
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Tamara, how were your kids poisoned?
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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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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)!
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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My informational graphic responding to the chocolate manufacturers’ misinformation campaign — the Lead-in-chocolate controversy
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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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Incredibly toxic and dangerous souvenir purchased at the Tower of London Gift Shop (November 2022)
Published: December 18, 2022 — Sunday
Well ... I guess I can really pick 'em! I have a special talent (actually, body of knowledge and experience) that enables me to easily pick out the most toxic souvenir in the shop! I purchased this at the Tower of London Gift ...
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The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC was highlighted in The Guardian this month – December 2022!
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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My favorite Lead-free pie plates for the holidays – only $19.99 for two today! (11/24/2023)
Update: Friday - November 24, 2023
Today's Lead Safe Mama Lead-free favorite! $19.99 for a set of two today! https://amzn.to/3MYmEHq aflink #PiePlates
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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
November 27, 2022 - Press Release
Link to this press release in PDF Form
The Lead Safe Mama, LLC parent advocacy community, an international group of more than 20,000 parents fighting for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety - especially in products manufactured for use by ...
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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 And Other Fabulous Prizes is…
November 24, 20220 - Thursday
Our third place winner has won a Lead-free pan from @Soliteknics, a set of (Lead-free!) pillows from @Naturepedic and a (Lead-free!) stainless steel toy from @Kleynimals! The second image has their name! Was it you?
Thank you to each of these ...
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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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Click this link to read the original post here on LeadSafeMama.com ...
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Lead Safe Mama Initiated CPSC Recall for Lead Painted Baby Bottles Made by NUK
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The NPR story from July (mentioning the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC) was nationally syndicated today – 8/1! Here’s the link.
August 1, 2022 - Monday
Click the image below to read the story on NPR!
...
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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 new 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.
May 19, 2022 - Thursday
Please feel free to use a full copy of the image below on your social media channels. If you do use it, please tag and or link the Lead Safe Mama page on the channel that you are sharing it on. Thank you! To copy the image you should be able to click on it and then ...
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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
Published: March 23, 2022
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Full XRF test results for plain white glass Ikea dish pictured
60-second test (repeated multiple times to ...
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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
Sunflower seed butter (like peanut butter, but made from sunflower seeds, instead of peanuts)! So what's the ...
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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?!
For those new to this website:
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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
Please watch this 10 minute video first:
Here's a short (2 min 55 seconds) follow-up video, too:
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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.)
Introduction:
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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?
June 12, 2021 — Saturday
Updated: August 1, 2023 — Tuesday
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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?
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Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware — which pots & pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots & 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
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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!!!
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
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“Lead-Free/Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology
The product images below are from the manufacturer's website.
The screenshot below was taken of the "From Our Place" website listing for the Always Pan:
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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.
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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)
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!)
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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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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!
Published: October 10, 2020
Updated: September 2022
To see more Bunnykins items that have tested by Lead Safe Mama, LLC, 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 in ...
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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 & 1,916 ppm Arsenic. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe by modern standards.
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 for food! For context: anything manufactured today with levels of 90 ppm Lead (or higher) ...
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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”!
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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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
Note:
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1976 Bunnykins bowl: 59,000 ppm Lead. Anything above 90 ppm Lead is illegal in items made today for use by children.
Test Results Published: July 13, 2020
Updated: September 2022
When tested with an XRF Instrument the 1976 Bunnykins bowl pictured here had the following readings:
On center of food surface of bowl (decorative design):
Lead (Pb): 59,000 +/- 2,400 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 36 +/- 14 ppm
Chromium ...
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Yes, I do phone consultations (and video conferences and video speaking engagements)!
Last updated: Thursday - December 8, 2022
Do you do phone consultations, Tamara?
I get asked all the time if I do phone consultations for families (or companies, or organizations) looking for advice about keeping their homes (or businesses and environments) Lead-free [or making them at least ...
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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)
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.
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!
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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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…
Stores I will not shop at...
While it seems I have said this a million times in conversations over the past decade (+) since I started doing independent consumer goods testing, I felt it was time to finally put this in writing!
Below is a quick list of stores I will no longer regularly shop at ...
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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.
Published: January 7, 2020
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Corelle® recommends using their pre-2005 dishes as “decorative pieces” due to concerns for high levels of Lead
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Stop using your vintage Tupperware NOW. These measuring cups are positive for 2,103 ppm Lead + 250 ppm Arsenic.
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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.
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 the decorative pattern when tested with an XRF instrument
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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)
Originally published: December 27, 2018
Updated: December 28, 2019
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#NLR (Not Lead-Related): Please don’t ever buy peanut butter packaged in plastic “jars”
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What should I do with my Lead-contaminated dishes? To toss or not to toss?
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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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?
Originally published: December 20, 2016
Updated: December 28, 2019
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Vintage Pyrex Spring Blossom Green Crazy Daisy Mixing Bowls: 109,900 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium too!
Originally published: June 13, 2018
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a multi-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Her infant and toddler sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. She began conducting independent testing of ...
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I just found out my child is poisoned, what should I do?
Published December 15, 2019
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What are the symptoms of Lead poisoning? In adults? In children?
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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?
Introduction:
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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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A second antique (1906?) pressed-glass tiny mug: Also Lead-free!!! Click to see more images of “press line” examples.
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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.
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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 ...
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What does peeling Lead paint look like? How can I tell if peeling paint is Lead paint? – Rural Pennsylvania
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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?
When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue "Care Bear" collectable drinking glass from Pizza Hut (1983) has the following readings:
Dark blue tummy cloud on the glass pictured here:
Lead (Pb): 122,900 +/- 5,200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 3,224 +/- 250 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 321 +/- 64 ppm
Titanium ...
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National Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Key: 11,800 ppm Lead [90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids.]
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.
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: Wednesday — May 24, 2023
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.
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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1995 Franciscan Desert Rose China, Made in England: 47,800 ppm Lead on the food surface! 90 is unsafe for a child.
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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Written on my youngest son’s 11th birthday (July 2019): read the story of how Lead impacted his birth (during which I almost died).
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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#AskTamara: Which crock pots do you recommend? Which slow cookers are Lead-free?
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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.
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?
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
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.
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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Does your business (or school, or doctor, or church?) want 2 host a Lead Safe Mama event? Click 4 info!
Click on the image below to see the full-size one-sheet about the presentations and events we do. Click on the link below for some background about Tamara Rubin and her work and the breakdown of rates for various events and presentations (including half-day, full-day and multi-day ...
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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!
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 see 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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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].
Introduction:
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#AskTamara: Are my kids’ crayons toxic? Which brand of crayons is safe? Crayola? Filana? Stockmar? Honey Sticks?
#AskTamara:
Question: Are my kids' crayons toxic? Which brand of crayons is safe?
Answer: Yes, it is very possible that one or more crayons in your child's crayon box contain some detectable level of heavy metals when tested with an XRF instrument.
In fact - while I have not tested all ...
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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.
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 ...
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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)
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!)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
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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?
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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Very well written article: Surprising Danger of Bentonite Clay…
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 way, I never thought ...
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Scientific Study: Potential Hazard of Lead in Decorated Glassware
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!
Originally published in 2014
Re-shared: November 21, 2017
Updated: October 25, 2020
Antique / Vintage Maple syrup collection bucket from New Hampshire.
"Leader" brand: 12,500 ppm lead.
Possibly 60 or 70 years old (in 2014).
When I tested this antique maple syrup bucket in 2014 I was more than ...
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Vintage Vinyl Measuring Tape (for Sewing): 19,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Originally posted, November 19, 2017
Link to this post on Facebook (so you can share it!)
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
Scroll down for link to video on CBS This Morning
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!)
#SaferChoices: Casserole Dishes
How do I choose a Lead-free casserole dish?
Published: October 14, 2017
Updated: November 11, 2023 — Saturday
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Dr. Mercola “Metals Free” Frying Pan: 14,900 ppm Lead. Check out the 140+ comments on this one, too!
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.)
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.
Originally posted April 4, 2017
Updated January 15, 2023
Introduction:
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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
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!
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 of 2014
Updated: February 6, 2017
Here's a great recent article about bentonite clay use and the potential dangers.
Original post:
Yes, Earthpaste Toothpaste DOES have lead.
The manufacturer has a prop 65 warning on the label (required by law) ...
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Ask Tamara: Q. Can I test my dishes for lead with a LeadCheck swab? A. Sometimes, but not always. (Click to read more.)
Ask Tamara:
Q. Hi! Thank you for all you do!! Are the LeadCheck® test swabs from Home Depot sufficient enough to test my dishware? Also, even though Fiestaware says "Lead free: it could still have Cadmium in it, correct? Thank you and I follow all your work!
A. The short of it is that ...
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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)
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Emile Henry Mixing Bowl, Purchased at Williams Sonoma c. 2014: 1,647 ppm Lead on the food surface.
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#SaferChoices: How to choose jewelry that is Lead-free, Cadmium-free & otherwise safe from a toxicant perspective
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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
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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.
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
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#AskTamara: What is the impact of lead poisoning in adults, including college age students?
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Cadmium Concerns
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?
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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?
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?
Question
“I just found out my kiddo was Lead poisoned and an inspector from the Health Department is coming out on Monday, what might I expect?”
Answer:
The extent of your home inspection (if done by a public agency) really will depend on two things:
The budget of your ...
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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 & I shouldn’t worry. ‘Your kids will be fine…”
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Q: I found lead-paint in my home. Now what?
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
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…
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.
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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More Myths & Misinformation on Fable’s Website (12/1/2023)
Two images we shared on social media today:
We currently have four articles published related to Fable dishware:
Our initial article detailed the concerns and our test results from testing several examples of their products.
A follow-up piece features our ...
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As expected, Fable uses alternate definition of the term “Lead-free” to justify the presence of Lead (& Cadmium) in their dishes (which are advertised as “Lead-free”)
We currently have three articles published related to Fable dishware:
Our initial article detailed the concerns and our test results from testing several examples of their products.
A follow-up piece featured our email exchange with the owner of Fable (an effort to ...
Read More about As expected, Fable uses alternate definition of the term “Lead-free” to justify the presence of Lead (& Cadmium) in their dishes (which are advertised as “Lead-free”)
Aptly named “Fable” pottery, selling Lead-contaminated ceramics marketed as Lead-free (some “tea” — aka drama — developing). Here’s Lead Safe Mama’s email exchange with the owner.
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Incredibly interesting article about a new (glowing!) Lead testing product…
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Published: Tuesday — November 28, 2023
I have been aware of this new Lead-testing technology for most of this year (2023), as I have been ...
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Popular Canadian Fable dishware (sold as “non-toxic” & “Lead-free”) tests positive for Lead in glaze — read more here
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Aptly named "Fable" pottery, selling Lead-contaminated ceramics and marketing them as Lead-free. Read more here.
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November 2023 is the best November ever for reach & impact of the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC!
Thursday — November 23, 2023
Milestone after milestone! This month has been so great! First, we passed 5,000,000 unique page views for the year (which means nearly 25% of our page views across all years have happened THIS YEAR alone!), then (yesterday morning) November ...
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