I started this vide conversation series as a way to connect with my readers, friends and followers personally. To answer what questions I can and to direct them to other resources as necessary. The concept is YOU ask me two questions and I ask You two questions! So far each of the episodes has gone…
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…
“Pratico Outdoors” “Clean Steel” Tumbler #Cup #Glass #LeadFree! Tested “non-detect” for lead using an XRF instrument Amazon Affiliate Link for similar product: http://amzn.to/2wYVzye – Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods testing and advocacy work with a contribution! I am still working to raise $30,000 towards legal (and other related) fees to defend my advocacy…
Baum Ceramic Plate. Tested with an XRF instrument. #LowLead #LeadSafe 52 parts per million (ppm) lead +/- 19 ppm. This amount of lead is considered safe by all American and European standards. This link is my Amazon Affiliate link to a similar product by this manufacturer. If you click on my Amazon links and choose…
Small organic bamboo wooden baby spoon. By “Bambu” Free of all heavy metals. Amazon Affiliate link for this product: http://amzn.to/2iR8dJM No lead. No cadmium. No Arsenic. No Mercury. Good choice all around! Tested with an XRF instrument. Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods testing and advocacy work with a contribution! I am still working…
#SaferChoices: Casserole Dishes How do I choose a Lead-free casserole dish? Published: October 14, 2017 Updated: February 27, 2024 This is an ad-free article. At the bottom of this article I have shared FIVE #SaferChoices for casserole dishes that are likely to be Lead-free, based on my (more than 13 years of) experience testing…
Corningware “Etch”, New (2017). 230 ppm lead on the outside. 91 ppm lead on the inside. Tested with an XRF Instrument. Here is my Amazon Affiliate link for this product: http://amzn.to/2yomjYF These levels are considered safe by most standards. Most likely leach tested (and most likely passed!). Comments on the original Facebook post for this piece reiterate my…
HF Coors New White Mug #LeadFree Tested “non-detect” for lead using an XRF instrument Here are some products from this company on Amazon*. If you are interested in supporting my independent advocacy work and consumer goods testing, please consider making a contribution via the link below. Thank you! Http://www.GoFundMe.com/LeadSafeMama *Some of the links on this page…
Originally published: October 14, 2017 Updated: June 26, 2020 – Friday This little green glass ice-cream dish / custard cup tested NEGATIVE for Lead (Pb) when tested with a high-precision XRF instrument testing in “consumer goods” mode. This is actually one of the items I bought for my book [not yet published, title: I Make…
Lady bug charm: 17,100 parts per million (ppm) lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything 90 parts per million lead or higher. Most vintage enamel pieces are very high lead, usually closer to 400,000 ppm lead! With an item as small as this one – the…
Post Published: October 14, 2017 Vintage enamelware camping spoon 412 parts per million (ppm) lead. As tested with an XRF instrument. How much Lead is too much Lead? The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in the coating (paint, glaze, etc.) of an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Dishware and vintage…
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,…
Clear glass #LeadFree Non-Detect for Lead with an XRF instrument Amazon Affiliate link for this product: http://amzn.to/2vS2zbl New (not vintage) Luigi Bormioli (not marked.) – Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods testing by making a contribution here! Thank you. https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/
Target Home ramekin White ceramic Similar to the product on this Amazon Affiliate link: http://amzn.to/2er4WvC Tested with an XRF 38 +/- 24 ppm lead #LowLead #LeadSafe Safe by all standards – Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods testing by making a contribution here. Thank you! https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/
Small Ball Jar with plastic lid #LeadFree Tested “non-detect” for lead using an XRF instrument Amazon Affiliate Link: http://amzn.to/2vRng7q All components tested. – Please consider supporting my independent consumer goods advocacy work at: Http://www.GoFundMe.com/LeadSafeMama
This post is a follow up to the recent posts sharing about my story about what has happened to my advocacy over the past 18 months.Consistent with what I have known and said from the start, and as summarized in my attorney’s letter, earlier this week I received the confirmation letter below from the IRS notifying…
Not surprising… visits to my site in September were on the “low” side! (only 28,674 unique hits – no where near the 70,000+ from the #FidgetSpinner chaos of June! 🙂 … This is a really good illustration of how the work and focus required for my current situation (read more about that here) detracts from…