Originally Posted: December 2019
Updated: Friday, January 20, 2020
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February 2021… Bump! #9thBestMonthEver
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February 27, 2021- Saturday
Bump! 242,299 unique page views this month so far [and the month is not over yet!] We'll definitely make it to 250,000 page views by the end of the day tomorrow - but the stretch goal of 261,000 is a little far off. Keep sharing (and maybe it will happen!) Thank ...
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February 2021 is officially in the “Top Ten Months of All Time” on the Lead Safe Mama blog. Goal: 261,000 views for the month.
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February 25, 2021- Thursday
Thanks for being here! Thank you for sharing this work! It looks like we will likely definitely get to 250,000 page views for February 2021 by the end of the month (at the rate things are going) BUT I have a "stretch goal" of reaching 261,000 page views for the month. IF ...
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BIG GOALS 2021: I wrote a grant proposal seeking special project funding for Lead Safe Mama, LLC, and I thought you might like to read it.
2021· 2021 Goals· Goal· Goals
February 21, 2021 - Sunday
Hey friends!
I recently wrote this grant proposal (below) seeking funding for some special projects / special expenses with Lead Safe Mama, LLC, and having written it, I thought I would also share it here – both so you will know what future plans are for Lead Safe ...
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Redmond asked me where I came up with the 167 ppb Lead result for their Real Salt product. Click through to read my response.
2020· Food Water Salt Candy· Pink Salt· Real Salt· Redmond· Redmond Real Salt· Salt
For Real Salt
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In the exchange with Redmond/Real Salt tonight, their representative asked me about where my numbers came from for my main salt overview post. As I clearly mention in that post (link here), the data in that post came from volunteer ...
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Redmond Salt just wrote me. Click through to read my response.
2020· Food Water Salt Candy· Pink Salt· Real Salt· Redmond· Redmond Real Salt· Salt
Instagram Messenger Exchange
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Approximately 7:20 p.m. PST
I thought my readers would like to see this exchange. I have been doing a lot of polite arguing with people today about the concern for unsafe levels of Lead and salt. I may have just snapped a little bit ...
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Lead Safe Mama 2021 Goals: Goal #1 – 20,000 page views each day!
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Goal #1: 20,000 page views each day!
February 14, 2021 - Sunday
The work of Lead Safe Mama will be fully self-sustaining when we reach 20,000 page views each day here on the #LeadSafeMama blog. A goal for 2021 is to restore as much of our pre-pandemic trajectory as possible and to approach an ...
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Gerry’s Christmas golden reindeer lapel pin: more than 900,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
From the following website: https://nasvete.com/gerrys-costume-jewellery/
"Gerry’s costume jewelry
History of Gerry’s Creations began with Geraldine Giles in 1950. As established in the peak of the popularity of costume jewelry, Gerry’s Creations have been able to stay on the market for more than ...
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Instagram Giveaway: When Lead Safe Mama reaches 5,000 Instagram followers I will be giving away this dish set!
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This was so much fun:I’m going to do it again!
Another Giveaway!
Thursday - February 11, 2021
I am giving away a set of Lead-free dishes as soon as Lead Safe Mama hits 4,000 followers on Instagram. This morning we passed 3,900 - and now since Lead Safe Mama ...
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Follow Lead Safe Mama on Instagram and you will be entered for a chance to win Lead Free dishes!!
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Hey Tamara – what are your thoughts on this Lead-in-baby-food issue?
Posted on instagram just now; Updated a bit!
I am a mother of Lead poisoned children.
My 16 year old son was acutely Lead poisoned when he was just 7 months old and has a diagnosed brain injury as a result of his lead poisoning.
I have dedicated my life to this issue since his ...
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The “Heavy Metals in Baby Food” conversation simplified. What parents need to know.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Her 16 year old son has a permanent brain injury as a result of being acutely Lead poisoned when he was just 7 months old. ...
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Iridescent stainless silverware from Target: Room Essentials Annika Flatware Set
2020· Flatware· Room Essentials· Silverware· Stainless Flatware· Stainless Fork· Stainless Knife· Stainless Spoons· Stainless Steel· Target· Target Brand
The silverware set pictured here was purchased at Target.
Full XRF Test results are below.
"Pretty" doesn't have to mean "Toxic"!
These are a terrific choice! This is the silverware set I bought my my son for his college apartment. He LOVES them and his roomies love them too apparently! [I ...
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Final January 2021 numbers! 7th place for #BestMonthEver on the Lead Safe Mama Blog
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February 1, 2021- Saturday
Thanks friends! ...
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7th place for #BestMonthEver – continued, continued
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January 30, 2021- Saturday
11:32 p.m. ...
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