2020

10 Minutes With Tamara video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 2 of 2

10 Minutes With Tamara video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 2 of 2

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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, LLC…

10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 1 of 2

10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 1 of 2

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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, LLC…

#StandBy #TuneIn #AlwaysPan @LeadSafeMama – Later tonight I will be reporting the full XRF test results for the “Our Place” Always Pan in Lavender.

#StandBy #TuneIn #AlwaysPan @LeadSafeMama – Later tonight I will be reporting the full XRF test results for the “Our Place” Always Pan in Lavender.

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Monday – December 7, 2020 7:19 p.m. EST Lead Safe Mama readers direct and fund the testing of consumer goods that is reported on this blog. What this sometimes means is that when there is a very popular product making its way around the Internet I usually get a LOT of requests to test that…

Pandemic Victories: Using time at home with my kids 24/7 to accomplish goals (teach skills!) outside the realm of “schooling” (like showering & sleeping alone!)

Pandemic Victories: Using time at home with my kids 24/7 to accomplish goals (teach skills!) outside the realm of “schooling” (like showering & sleeping alone!)

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For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

2018 Jungle Jumparoo positive for 53,600 ppm Lead in yellow painted components. 90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids.

2018 Jungle Jumparoo positive for 53,600 ppm Lead in yellow painted components. 90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids.

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Published: Tuesday – December 1, 2020 Updated: Wednesday – December 2, 2020 Jungle Jumparoo – c. December 2018 When tested with an XRF instrument, the Jungle Jumaparoo (pictured here) tested positive for a high level of Lead on the yellow painted metal components. The yellow painted metal bar was the only component that tested positive for Lead (all…

Longchamp Le Pilage bag (more than 30,000,000 sold & a Kate Middleton favorite) tests positive for unsafe levels Lead.

Longchamp Le Pilage bag (more than 30,000,000 sold & a Kate Middleton favorite) tests positive for unsafe levels Lead.

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#LongchampLePilage #Longchamp Advertising image for this bag, as seen on the linked Glamor article below (from Nordstrom).Photos below are of the exact bag tested. Photos taken by me. 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…

For LSM fans: Support the work of Lead Safe Mama with a gift of $25 this holiday season & I will send you a little something!

For LSM fans: Support the work of Lead Safe Mama with a gift of $25 this holiday season & I will send you a little something!

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Sunday – November 29, 2020 Hi friends!  For those who are new here, this might sound like an unusual idea or request – it’s really an opportunity for the hardcore friends and fans of the Lead Safe Mama website and work to help with an end-of-year contribution in exchange for a “perk” that will help…

THREE years ago today I was illegally arrested for a crime I did not commit…

THREE years ago today I was illegally arrested for a crime I did not commit…

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Saturday – November 28, 2020 Three years ago today I was illegally arrested for a crime I did not commit (& handcuffed & taken to jail in a black unmarked SUV.) I definitely have PTSD around this date – but just wanted to mark the passing of time on this with a quick blog post….

“Displaced” during a pandemic. Where Next? Santa Monica? Connecticut? NYC? Hawaii? Barbados? Help me figure this out?

“Displaced” during a pandemic. Where Next? Santa Monica? Connecticut? NYC? Hawaii? Barbados? Help me figure this out?

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Saturday – November 28, 2020 If you have been following our story over the past several months – you know that I have been on the road with my children for quite some time. We actually left on a cross-country road trip / work trip on August 3rd and have not been home yet –…

Lead Safe Mama around the world 11/2019 – 11/2020. Click to see all 215 countries with LSM readers this year!

Lead Safe Mama around the world 11/2019 – 11/2020. Click to see all 215 countries with LSM readers this year!

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Thursday – November 26, 2020 This blog has been read by 1,503,655 people in 215 “countries” (per Google Analytics) in the past 12 months! I’m always amazed to read the lists of countries where there are Lead Safe Mama readers AND to see the number of readers in each country!   In the past 12…

Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

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  For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a community collaborative…

Dollar Store blue “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: Negative for Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, & Antimony

Dollar Store blue “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: Negative for Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, & Antimony

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  For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…

Dollar Store yellow “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)

Dollar Store yellow “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Dollar Store purple “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Lead, Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)

Dollar Store purple “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Lead, Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Gray Dish: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Gray Dish: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!

Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!

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When tested with an XRF instrument the decorative / ornamental plaster pumpkin pictured here had the following readings: With XRF focused on the white surface of the pumpkin 60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 2 ppm Titanium (Ti): 122,300 +/- 3,100 ppm With…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

2020 Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Greenbrier International Dish: 26 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

2020 Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Greenbrier International Dish: 26 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Ten Minutes With Tamara Video: Rot on the original Lead painted siding of my home.

Ten Minutes With Tamara Video: Rot on the original Lead painted siding of my home.

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I took this video to show how the lead painted siding is sitting underneath the new lead-free siding on my home. This video was shot in March of 2019 and we are now, finally (in November of 2020) taking care of this complicated problem at our home, removing rotted siding and replacing the rotted substructure…

A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)

A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)

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To the reporter who interviewed me for an article today: Your question was, “Why aren’t children getting tested (given the pervasiveness of Lead exposure)?” I gave you some short answers in our call — but here’s my longer answer. “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?”  Answer: If you don’t think your children are “at…

51! The atomic number for Antimony. This post has all the reasons my kids think 51 is a good number to celebrate!

51! The atomic number for Antimony. This post has all the reasons my kids think 51 is a good number to celebrate!

Happy Birthday To Me! My kids are kind of “fact geeks” so they have each (separately) been sharing with me all the “51” facts they can think about and find (for my birthday today). Colescott – age 24 – reasons 51 is an important year “Mom, I consider you at least a 51% contributor to who I…

Tomorrow is my birthday and I am depressed as F! Do you want to cheer me up? Here are some ideas …

Tomorrow is my birthday and I am depressed as F! Do you want to cheer me up? Here are some ideas …

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For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Hello! I’m here to ruin Christmas for you! Do you know how toxic your Christmas decorations are? (This is actually a guide for having a safer Christmas holiday!)

Hello! I’m here to ruin Christmas for you! Do you know how toxic your Christmas decorations are? (This is actually a guide for having a safer Christmas holiday!)

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  This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. For those new to this 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…