2020

XRF test results for mug pictured (note: mug broke in shipping!) Orange lettering on mug: Lead (Pb): 35 +/- 16 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,311+/- 376 ppm Tin (Sn): 147 +/- 47 ppm Iron (Fe): 950 +/- 133 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 184 +/- 27 ppm Titanium (Ti): 3,861 +/- 154 ppm Chlorine (Cl): 1,905 +/- 525…

Blue on glaze of handle … broke in shipping… Lead (Pb): 51 +/- 18 ppm Barium (Ba): 286 +/- 53 ppm Zinc (Zn): 18,500 +/- 700 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,977 +/- 263 ppm Vanadium (V): 610 +/- 77 ppm Titanium (Ti): 1,674 +/- 149 ppm Cobalt (Co): 32,200 +/- 1,200 ppm White glazed area of…

When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings (in the brown painted design on the food surface): Lead (Pb): 28,900 +/- 1,100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 1,342 +/- 78 ppm Arsenic (As): 3,355 +/- 277 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,179 +/- 314 ppm Chromium (Cr): 649 +/- 59 ppm Selenium (Se):…

When tested with an XRF instrument the eraser pictured here had the following readings: Barium (Ba): 1,892 +/- 415 ppm Iron (Fe): 237 +/- 110 ppm Titanium (Ti): 3,369 +/- 245 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions. Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama

XRF test results for the vintage butter dish pictured here. White base of butter dish: Lead (Pb): 12+/- 5 ppm Zinc (Zn): 214 +/- 20 ppm Nickel (Ni): 24 +/- 15 pm Iron (Fe): 114 +/- 37 ppm Titanium (Ti): 17,600 +/- 400 pm Yellow lid of butter dish: Zinc (Zn): 180 +/- 30 ppm…

XRF test results for vintage Tupperware pill box pictured here. Zinc (Zn): 42 +/- 26 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,116 +/- 143 ppm Titanium (Ti): 16,600 +/- 400 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions. Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama

We have been mostly car-free by choice since 2002 First off – for those who are new to my page (or new to my personal story), we moved to Portland, Oregon in June of 2002. At the time we realized that once we sold the house we were living in (in Northern California) we could…

House is in the middle of being painted! Picture from July 2020 We’re working on coordinating a Lead Safe Mama U.S. cross-country driving tour (socially distanced (as appropriate) speaking engagements, small community events, one-on-one consultations – all with PPE as necessary) for August and September 2020. To facilitate this tour (and help cover the costs)…

White center of dish: Barium (Ba): 14,000 +/- 800 ppm Zinc (Zn): 17,200 +/- 700 ppm Iron (Fe): 655 +/- 172 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 93 +/- 44 ppm Blue edge of dish: Barium (Ba): 9,478 +/- 668 ppm Tin (Sn): 265 +/- 71 ppm Zinc (Zn): 13,800 +/- 600 ppm Iron (Fe): 898 +/- 184…

#1) Black backmark on dish: Lead (Pb): 12,300 +/- 600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 91 +/- 52 ppm Arsenic (As): 1,605 +/- 279 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,765 +/- 499 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,123 +/- 96 ppm  Tin (Sn): 783 +/- 91 ppm Zinc (Zn): 15,600 +/- 700 ppm Nickel (Ni): 159 +/- 55 ppm Iron (Fe):…

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 scientific method used by the…

XRF test results for this Target Made By Design white Glass Salad Plate Set  Barium (Ba): 7,692 +/- 409 ppm Vanadium (V): 3,360 +/- 267 ppm Titanium (Ti): 6,414 +/- 485 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods mode. These are similar to the Corelle glass plates but they feel a tiny bit thicker/heavier…