Mexican style colorful blown glass drinking glass: 65 ppm Lead & 11 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards.

Here’s the general introduction I provide on a lot of my posts, for those who may be new to (or have possibly “stumbled upon”) my work – while just casually browsing, or conducting more serious research:

Tamara Rubin is an internationally recognized, Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention. 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). All test results reported here on LeadSafeMama.com are science-based, accurate and replicable. To read more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this blog, please click this link.

Reading #1) On a blue part of the glass
60-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 47 +/- 4 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 8 +/- 2 ppm
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Iron (Fe): 719 +/- 50 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 3,472 +/- 75 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 29 +/- 10 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 258 +/- 12 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 8 +/- 3 ppm
• No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.

Reading #2) On a green part of the glass
60-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 65 +/- 5 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd):11 +/- 2 ppm
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): 3,330 +/- 170 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 2,350 +/- 75 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 43 +/- 11 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 642 +/- 18 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 8 +/- 3 ppm
• No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.

Reading #3) On a clear part of the glass
60-second reading

• Lead (Pb): 60 +/- 5 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 2 ppm
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Iron (Fe): 827 +/- 55 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 74 +/- 13 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 628 +/- 19 ppm
• Nb: 212 +/- 8 ppm
• Indium (In): 8 +/- 3 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 11 +/- 3 ppm
• No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.

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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. Tamara’s sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. 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. Tamara uses 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. Please click through to this link to learn more about the testing methodology used for the test results discussed and reported on this website.