Originally Posted: December 2019
Updated: Friday, January 20, 2020Click 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 far (each ...
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Product Recommendation: iPads (on sale today on Amazon)… [Yes they are Lead-free in all accessible components!]
iPads are on sale today on Amazon!
iPads are Lead-free in all accessible components. [Apple has pretty good toxicant standards across the board!] My understanding is that iPads are also likely Lead-free in the internal (inaccessible) components, but I have not disassembled one for testing ...
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February 2020 is officially in the “Top Ten” for Lead Safe Mama’s #BestMonthsEver, popping into 9th place today.
Thanks everyone! My goal is for each month in 2020 to make it in to the #BestMonthsEver #TopTen category, but that’s going to mean somehow beating March and December of 2019 for each of the remaining months this year, so I may just have to be happy with 8 of the top ten months of all time ...
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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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LeadSafeMama.com might just reach 6,000,000 unique all-time views TONIGHT. Thank you!
Originally posted: February 12, 2020
Updated: February 13, 2020 - Scroll down for update
Please share a post of mine tonight (but not this one - scroll down - on Facebook - and pick another one on my page!) Thank you so much. This is going to be a good Valentine’s Day week for me! It is so amazing ...
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Dungeons & Dragons 1980s elf figurine: 497,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is dangerous. Kids shouldn’t play with these.
XRF test results for tiny elf lady!
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument*, this little (tiny, actually!) female elf figurine had the following readings:Lead (Pb): 497,000 +/- 13,000 ppm
Barium (Ba): 1,151 +/- 466 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 23,700 +/- 1,000 ppm
Selenium (Se): ...
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2018 Chicago Christkindlmarket Kinder Club commemorative cocoa mug: 19,700 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, the mug pictured here tested positive for three heavy metal toxicants: Lead, Cadmium and Antimony. While the highest level of Lead was found on the exterior of the mug, the more concerning issue is that the logo on the interior food surface of the mug is also ...
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Green shooter marble (Marble King brand, previously sold & marketed as Lead-free): 1,375 ppm Lead (+ Cadmium too).
Above photos shows a small Marble King brand green-swirl "cat’s eye" marble (randomly positive for 175 ppm Lead) next to a large Marble King brand green-swirl "cat’s eye” shooter (randomly positive for 1375 ppm Lead). Please note the level of Lead is not dependent on the size of the marble. - Photos ...
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Site Stats Update: LeadSafeMama.com is almost to 6,000,000 unique all-time views. Thank you!
This is why I don’t recommend “Nickel-plated” (or other platings) for doorknob finishes…
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
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Free event with Lead Safe Mama in Memphis on Thursday, February 6, 2020
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See you soon Tennessee! ...
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Mattress / Bedding Overview Post: Are there toxic chemicals in my bed? Is my mattress toxic!??
This is a “wrap” post / summary post with simple links to each of the mattress / pillow / bedding posts I have done so far. I will be updating this post as I write more about mattresses and will also be writing a detailed summary post (with a narrative and conclusions / considerations) when I have ...
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2004 Laurel Burch Ceramic Mug by Wine Things of Sonoma: as high as 18,600 ppm Lead (834 ppm Lead on the inside.)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
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Vintage cream ceramic Fiesta dish: 74,700 ppm Lead. That’s about 7.5% Lead! 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the white / cream glaze of this vintage Fiesta brand ceramic plate pictured here had the following readings:Lead (Pb): 74,700 +/- 2,600 ppm
Tin (Sn): 3,197 +/- 195 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 16,400 +/- 600 ppm
Iron (Fe); 638 +/- 199 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,431 ...
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Vintage blue ceramic Fiesta dish: 108,300 ppm Lead. That’s about 11% Lead! 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the blue glaze of the vintage Fiesta brand ceramic plate pictured here had the following readings:Lead (Pb): 108,300 +/- 3,300 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 53 +/- 21 ppm
Barium (Ba): 7,781 +/- 456 ppm
Selenium (Se): 164 +/- 47
Tin (Sn): 22,800 +/- 1,100 ...
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