Introduction (for those new to this website):
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 using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times to confirm the test results for each component tested. Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February of 2023 (March 2023 print edition).
Published: April 18, 2020
For each post I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the posts in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on writing summary posts for each category (like this one), so my readers will be able to see all of my posts written for some of the more popular categories on my blog, easily (at a glance). This is my first attempt at this, so feedback is welcome. Please let me know if these summary posts are helpful. Thank you!
And without further ado… my glass bottle posts (each numbered line below is a link to a post with photos and more information, including – in most posts – XRF test results for the item discussed):
Sub-topic: glass baby bottles
- Green Sprouts, c. 2017 & 2018 – Leaded
- Dr. Browns, c. 2017 – Lead Free
- Hevea. c. 2018 – Leaded
- Avent, c. 2017 – Lead Free
- Nuk, 2018 – Leaded
- Life Factory, all years – Lead Free
Sub-topic: reusable milk bottles
- Straus Family Creamery, California – c. 2019 (with black writing)
- Garry’s Meadow Fresh, Oregon – c. 2018 (with red writing)
- Testing a Garry’s Meadow Fresh bottle – video.
Sub-topic: glass water bottles (sold with water)
- Acqua Panna Toscana, c. 2017
- San Peligrino water bottle, c. 2017
- Mountain Valley water bottle, c. 2017
- Mountain Valley clear 5 gallon bottle, c. 2017
- Starkey brand spring water, c. 2017
- Voss bottled water, c. 2018
- Ferrarelle Mineral Water, c. 2019
Sub-topic: reusable glass water bottles
- Miniso “Enjoy Your Life” reusable water bottle, c. 2019
- MyBKR reusable water bottles, c. 2018
- Boroux reusable water bottle, c. 2018
Sub-topic: green glass bottles (not linked above)
- California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil bottle, c. 2019
- Stand by for more green glass bottles, to be linked here shortly!
Sub-topic: blue glass bottles
- Physica Green Light Supplement bottle
- Stand by for more blue glass bottles, to be linked here shortly!
Sub-topic: amber & brown glass bottles
- Health Ade Kombucha bottle
- Mountain Rose Herbs bottle
- Herb Pharm Immunattack bottle
- doTerra sample bottle, c. 2018
I have so many glass bottle posts here on the blog I have not yet linked them all above. As a result, I am going to consider this post a work in progress for the time being. As always, thank you for reading.
Thank you for being here, and thank you for sharing my posts!
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
Wow did you email the baby bottle companies? I specifically purchased a Hevea bottle for my baby because of their natural rubber nipple. Sad to see the exterior glass is leaded.
Yes – I communicated with them. The new Hevea bottles (in the past year or so) should be Lead-free.
Tamara
Would be amazing to test mountain valley 5 gallon again 2022 for peace of mind also wondering if you have ever tested ball jars or water dispensing jars . Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do
Have you ever tested GTs Kombucha bottles or Kevita bottles? I filter my water and reuse those bottles to fill with filtered water as grab & go water bottles.