2020 Plastic Toy

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in yellow), made in China: 113 +/- 31 ppm Lead (in the black legs), safe by all standards.

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in yellow), made in China: 113 +/- 31 ppm Lead (in the black legs), safe by all standards.

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Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in red), made in China: 48 ppm Lead (in the black legs), safe by all standards.

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in red), made in China: 48 ppm Lead (in the black legs), safe by all standards.

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Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in green), made in China: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony.

Dollar Store plastic robot toy (in green), made in China: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony.

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Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2020 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 high-precision XRF testing (a…