Weight from a Hyperwear weighted vest: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.

Introduction:

Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and 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 spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for metallic toxicants (including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic). To read more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this blog, please click this link.

The test results of most of the consumer goods shared on this blog are from items that have been sent in by my readers for testing and reporting. This is a collaborative effort (with my readers) to help you make informed decisions for your family (so you can have an idea of what to look for – and what you might want to avoid – in making safer choices for your home.)

Friday – July 30, 2021

When tested with an XRF Instrument the weight pictured here had the following reading
60-second test repeated multiple times to confirm the results

Bromine (Br): 66 +/- 7 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 606 +/- 68 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 693 +/- 76 ppm
Iron (Fe): 413,700 +/- 600 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 3,574 +/- 219 ppm
Copper (Cu): 267 +/- 55 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 580,900 +/- 1,100 ppm
Tin (Sn): 35 +/- 13 ppm
No other metals detected

Here’s a link to one of these vests on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ie05Q5

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama