Who has one of these lurking in their kitchen drawer? Toss it! Vintage rolling pin with red handles: 7,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe)
Today (Thur. 8/13) is Day 2 of the FREE Integrative Pediatrics Summit! Click to see the speaker lineup! My presentation is tomorrow – 8/14!
I am “speaking” (virtually) at a pediatric health summit that starts tomorrow. Speakers also include Hilary Duff & many other parent advocates & health professionals.
Your kids can enter an art contest in AUSTRALIA this week (and they may just win a prize!) Please click through for details.
Vintage (c. 1990s) Rubbermaid plastic container with yellow lid: 577 ppm Lead + 27 ppm Cadmium + 76 ppm Arsenic.
Faux 1922 Peace silver dollar with skeleton head: 1,639 ppm Arsenic. Please don’t use collectable coins as fidgets.
California rubberized magnet: 67,300 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe. Magnets are not considered to be toys.
Washington State rubberized magnet: 9,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Magnets are not considered to be children’s items.
A New York Times Article Published Today, July 29, 2020 (reconfirming the main concept guiding my advocacy work for the past 12+ years)
“Vintage” 2002 Mega Bloks Lego-style toys: 5,038 ppm Lead + 288 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids)
Vintage-inspired Mattel Fisher Price Music Box Record Player (2010): Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free!
Vintage chipboard Playskool Three Little Pigs puzzle (by Walt Disney Productions): Lead-free! Cadmium-free!
Finished wood sample and metal clip: File this under “random building supplies my readers send me to test”
For the kids’ birthdays we have decided to schedule a visit from the shave ice truck for the neighborhood!
XRF test results for “sketchy” dental implant: Cobalt, Chromium, Nickel, Molybdenum, Titanium, Vanadium.
Promotional metal straw with red coating [a promotional item given to one of my readers by a realtor]: positive for trace level of Arsenic
IKEA Marius stool with plastic seat and metal legs: 136 ppm Lead & 128 ppm Antimony (considered safe by most standards.)
Yellow powder coated metal Naxos outdoor dining chair from Cost Plus World Market: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free.
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