1988

Vintage Rubbermaid 1988 Little Tikes school bus passenger doll: tested positive for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic!!! Please read the full article.

Vintage Rubbermaid 1988 Little Tikes school bus passenger doll: tested positive for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic!!! Please read the full article.

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Introduction (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, 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)…

Vintage 1988 Little Tikes school bus passenger doll: 1,343 ppm Lead, 6,479 ppm Cadmium & 5,037 ppm Mercury! Please read the full article.

Vintage 1988 Little Tikes school bus passenger doll: 1,343 ppm Lead, 6,479 ppm Cadmium & 5,037 ppm Mercury! Please read the full article.

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You can see this little guy in the lower right-hand corner of the first image below. May 9, 2021 — Sunday Introduction (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, her sons were acutely…

Dungeons & Dragons 1980s elf figurine: 497,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is dangerous. Kids shouldn’t play with these.

Dungeons & Dragons 1980s elf figurine: 497,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is dangerous. Kids shouldn’t play with these.

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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): 2,178 +/- 370 ppm Tin (Sn): 2,720 +/- 260 ppm…

Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Spice-o-Life Casserole: 26,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) & 236 ppm Cd (75 is unsafe)

Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Spice-o-Life Casserole: 26,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) & 236 ppm Cd (75 is unsafe)

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  For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Textbook corporate response from Corning 12/28/18 – to the findings of high levels of Lead in their vintage products.

Textbook corporate response from Corning 12/28/18 – to the findings of high levels of Lead in their vintage products.

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Originally published: December 28, 2018, 4:34 p.m. Format refreshed: Dec 28, 2019 In response to my original post referenced in the title above [Link HERE] today, Corningware shared the following response (when Sabrina – a friend of a friend on Facebook – shared the post and tagged them): “We appreciate you [sic] concern for our products,…

Arzberg white ceramic dinner plate, made in Germany – c. 1987 – 1992: Lead-safe when tested with an XRF instrument [55 ppm].

Arzberg white ceramic dinner plate, made in Germany – c. 1987 – 1992: Lead-safe when tested with an XRF instrument [55 ppm].

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the white ceramic Arzberg (Germany) dish pictured here (purchased by the owner at Crate & Barrel sometime between 1987 and 1992) had the following readings… Bottom of plate (over logo area): Lead (Pb): 55 +/- 13 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,497 +/- 219 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 52 +/- 12 ppm…

1988 Mirage Studios Playmates Toys (Made in Macao) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Raphael Figurine: Lead Free

1988 Mirage Studios Playmates Toys (Made in Macao) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Raphael Figurine: Lead Free

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Every single color of this little Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurine was tested and not one of them was positive for anything bad (from the standpoint of XRF detectable metals discoverable in consumer goods mode).  This figurine from 1988 was negative / non-detect for the following metals when tested with an XRF instrument: Cadmium Lead…

Corningware (c. 1985-1990) Pastel Bouquet Pattern Casserole: 20,400 ppm Lead + 205 Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is toxic.]

Corningware (c. 1985-1990) Pastel Bouquet Pattern Casserole: 20,400 ppm Lead + 205 Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is toxic.]

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As expected, the exterior decorative painted flowers on this vintage Pastel Bouquet pattern Corningware casserole was positive for high levels of Lead when tested with an XRF instrument. Here’s a link to a post on a blog that helps to date many of the Corningware patterns. To learn more about XRF testing, click here. To…

1988 Royal Doulton English Fine Bone China Bunnykins Baby Bowl: 10,100 ppm Lead on the FOOD surface

1988 Royal Doulton English Fine Bone China Bunnykins Baby Bowl: 10,100 ppm Lead on the FOOD surface

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1988 Royal Doulton English Fine Bone China Bunnykins Baby Bowl: 10,100 ppm Lead on the FOOD surface. The 1988 backmark is for pieces made between 1988 and 1993. The amount of Lead that is considered illegal/ unsafe in a newly-manufactured item intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the…

Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Ware Spice-o-Life Casserole: 21,800 ppm Lead

Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Ware Spice-o-Life Casserole: 21,800 ppm Lead

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This vintage Corningware Spice-o-Life casserole dish tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 21,800 ppm Lead in the decoration on the outside of the dish.   On the plain white inside it was negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic. Tested in 2014. Here’s a link to a post on a…

#LeadFree: HotWheels c. 1988 Toy Ambulance

#LeadFree: HotWheels c. 1988 Toy Ambulance

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#LeadFree #HotWheels #Mattel Made in Malaysia c. 1988. – This toy belongs to my family. ALL of our toy cars were acquired after our house-fire in 2002… so year stamped on the bottom of the toy MAY be the “original production year” and not the “year of manufacture.” This toy was tested using an XRF…