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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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#MenstrualCupGate2018
I've created this post as a bit of a wrap-up/timeline for the menstrual cups testing I did, including the results posted here and on Facebook as well as the company responses received from Lena.
February 4th, I posted initial test results post on Facebook (Lena Cup)
February 5th, I updated ...
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#LeadFree: Green Silicone Eva Cup
Eva Cup: Tested negative for lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg), but consistent with most of the silicone products I have tested it was positive for trace cadmium (Cd). I did two tests:
One came in at 12 +/- 6 ppm Cd
The second test came in at 18 +/- 7 ppm Cd
Tested with an ...
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#LeadFree: Luna Cup, Purple
As with all of the menstrual cups I have tested so far (from four different brands: Lena, Luna, Diva and Eva) this brand-new (was ordered and sent to me directly) purple silicone menstrual cup from Luna was positive for trace cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument.
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#LeadFree: Pink Lena Cup
Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 22 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic.
Lena's response to this post on Facebook.
#MenstrualCupGate2018
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From my original (updated) Facebook post:
To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for ...
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My Feb 5 Facebook Post Response to Lena Cup
Below is my response to the comment posted by Lena Cup on my LeadSafeMama Facebook page from February 5, 2018, exactly as posted on Facebook.
#MenstrualCupGate2018
Click here to read the comment I am responding to.
Please share this one!!!
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1) so my Facebook page is ...
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#LeadFree: Blue Lena Cup
Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 19 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic.
Lena's response to this post on Facebook.
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From my original (updated) Facebook post on February 4th:
To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for the ...
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February 2018 Response from Lena Cup
In February of 2018 I posted on Facebook that I had found trace levels of cadmium (at amounts that were considered safe by all standards) in silicone menstrual cups, and specifically two different menstrual cups from the brand "Lena" had each tested positive for trace cadmium. This level of cadmium ...
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XRF Test Results for Multi-Color Silicone Reusable Stasher-Brand Sandwich bag
August 2, 2023 — Wednesday
In my one-on-one home consultations with families across the country, I have tested dozens of these silicone food storage bags (Stasher-brand and other similar products) over the past several years and all have been positive for traces ("traces," meaning very low levels ...
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Lead Safe Mama’s Back-To-School Shopping Guide – Items I actually use with my family.
Originally written and published: August 7, 2019
Hello friends! Below is a simple version of what I am calling my "Back-To-School Shopping Guide". These recommendations are based on what I what I feel are safer choices for children to use, and what I personally buy for my own family.
I ...
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#LeadFree: 2018 OXO Good Grips Green Silicone Steamer Basket
OXO Good Grips Green Silicone Steamer Basket. Made In China. Purchased new on Amazon in July of 2018.
For more OXO items I have tested, click here.
The XRF metals reading for this item are:
Zinc (Zn): 118 +/- 20 ppm
Copper (Cu): 56 +/- 23 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 932 +/- 530 ppm
It was ...
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#LeadFree: Sunsella Green Silicone Vegetable Steamer
Sunsella Green Silicone Vegetable Steamer. Made In China. Purchased new on Amazon in July of 2018. Please note: this thing REEKS of chemicals. The smell coming out of the package was quite overwhelming. Not all chemicals are metals or have metal components, so not all chemicals are detectable with ...
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I Make Women Cry: Kickstarter Book Project Update
Hello!
Sarah T. e-mailed me today for an update on the book! It is most definitely STILL happening! I have been working on it in all of my available time. I can't believe my last update here was in AUGUST! Sorry about that. I have been posting updates on Facebook and via my newsletter (which you ...
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#Leaded Lip Gloss Available On Amazon! Positive for 2,430 ppm Lead and 91 ppm Arsenic. [10 ppm is toxic in lipstick.]
Originally Posted: March 15, 2018
I thought I was beyond being shocked, but this one is a real stunner...
Many years ago, I had read about studies that found lead in lipsticks and lipgloss [I actually even included a short scene about that in my film; I shot that footage in ...
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