2022

Amazing! Thank you so much! I’m floored by the response to the work and amazing outcomes this week!

Amazing! Thank you so much! I’m floored by the response to the work and amazing outcomes this week!

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May 22, 2022 – Sunday It’s really been an amazing day already and it’s not even 1:15 p.m. in the afternoon! Here’s what I posted on social media just now:   Floored – just floored – that this is going viral in this way (for the fourth day in a row now (with each month…

As of today (5/21/22) May of 2022 is officially in the Top Ten Best Months of ALL TIME for LeadSafeMama.com. Thank you!

As of today (5/21/22) May of 2022 is officially in the Top Ten Best Months of ALL TIME for LeadSafeMama.com. Thank you!

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May 21, 2022 – Saturday Thank you for supporting this work! #NinthBestMonthEver At this rate May 2022 is going to end up in 5th place (or posssibly even 4th place!) by the end of the month (with over 400,000 page views for the month!) We’re also going to close out today (Saturday) either in 8th place or…

As of today (5/20/22) we have had FOUR days in May where we have exceeded our long-term readership goals! (Including today!)

As of today (5/20/22) we have had FOUR days in May where we have exceeded our long-term readership goals! (Including today!)

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Thank you for supporting this work! More details: Friday afternoon update, 5/20/2022 Passed 20,000 unique page views for the day sometime around 4:00 p.m. Passed 252,500 unique page views for the month sometime after 4:00 p.m. After 5:00 p.m. Update: 12th Best Month Ever 9:27 p.m. Update – May 20, 2022 – Friday

On Monday(May 16), May of 2022 became the #BestMayEver here on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!

On Monday(May 16), May of 2022 became the #BestMayEver here on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!

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May 18, 2022 – Wednesday Here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC we measure “success” by the reach and impact of this work. One of the best ways to quantify the reach and impact of the work is to look at how many unique page views we have — each day, each month, and each year. On…

April 2022 closed out with 442,116 page views! It’s another “Best Month Since the Start of the Pandemic!” What this website earned & more highlights from April 2022…

April 2022 closed out with 442,116 page views! It’s another “Best Month Since the Start of the Pandemic!” What this website earned & more highlights from April 2022…

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May 1, 2022 — Sunday April 2022 LeadSafeMama.com Website Highlights & Future Goals #1) Best Month Since the Start of the Pandemic This month was AGAIN the #BestMonthSinceTheStartOfThePandemic — passing March 2022 (for unique page views for the month), which had just earned that title the previous month (we’re on a roll)! Wouldn’t it be fun…

XRF test results for Andstar natural bamboo placemats – made in China (Amazon purchase – 2022)

XRF test results for Andstar natural bamboo placemats – made in China (Amazon purchase – 2022)

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Wednesday – April 27, 2022  I purchased these for our home. I like to use these both as placemats for meals and as a mat to put drying dishes on or as mats for the kids to use for art projects. I also like to use them as background for photos for my work (photos…

April 26, 2022 is a big day here at LeadSafeMama.com… (we passed 12,100,000 all-time page views — and 400,000 page-views for the month of April — tonight!)

April 26, 2022 is a big day here at LeadSafeMama.com… (we passed 12,100,000 all-time page views — and 400,000 page-views for the month of April — tonight!)

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April 25, 2022 – Tuesday Highlights for today: Today we passed 12,100,000 unique all-time page views here on LeadSafeMama.com! Today we passed 400,000 unique page views for the month of April 2022 (this is only the 4th month ever that this has happened)! Today we passed 1,200,000 unique page views for the year! With about…

#EarthDay update #1: April 2022 is the #5thBestMonthEver @ LeadSafeMama.com !

#EarthDay update #1: April 2022 is the #5thBestMonthEver @ LeadSafeMama.com !

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April 22, 2022 – Friday So.Much.Gratitude. – These numbers represent the number of people we (together) are reaching with this information (information for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety). – These numbers also represent the fact that we are back to pre-pandemic readership levels here at LeadSafeMama.com. – These numbers also represent the…

XRF Update & Request: April 18, 2022

XRF Update & Request: April 18, 2022

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April 18, 2022 – Monday Hey all! Lead Safe Mama, LLC is NOT a nonprofit, we are (instead) a unique community-collaborative small business. Our work is directed by your requests and it is also (in part) funded by contributions* from our readers. In recent months we have been working very hard to earn the $…

WOW – on Wednesday night, April 13th – with 17 days left to go in the month – April 2022 became the best April ever here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks, Garfield!

WOW – on Wednesday night, April 13th – with 17 days left to go in the month – April 2022 became the best April ever here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks, Garfield!

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Saturday – April 16, 2022 Just now (10:36 a.m.), April 2022 entered the top 12 months of all-time here on LeadSafeMama.com (bumping January 2022 out of the “12th best month spot”, but the BIG event began sometime Wednesday night (a few days ago)… With two posts going viral this month (the Garfield mug AND Corelle…

2022 the Mountain Valley Spring Water Green Glass Bottle: Non-detect for Lead, positive for 17 ppm Cadmium & 21 ppm Antimony (safe by all standards)

2022 the Mountain Valley Spring Water Green Glass Bottle: Non-detect for Lead, positive for 17 ppm Cadmium & 21 ppm Antimony (safe by all standards)

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On green glass of the bottle  60-second test Note: The label on this year of the bottle is a sticker Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): 17 +/- 5 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 669 +/- 301 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,958 +/- 168 ppm Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 14 ppm Niobium (Nb):…

March 2022: It’s a wrap — Lead Safe Mama stats for the THIRD month of this year [including how much we earned from your clicks!]

March 2022: It’s a wrap — Lead Safe Mama stats for the THIRD month of this year [including how much we earned from your clicks!]

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Click the image below so you can see it full sized (& so you can read the tiny print!) Published: April 3, 2022 – Sunday I just got home after being on the road for 18 days straight (helping families and traveling through: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois,…

Red rubber fake grapes by Ashland Fruit purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!

Red rubber fake grapes by Ashland Fruit purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!

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Published: Monday – March 28, 2022 I cannot tell you how happy this makes me (#2 of 2!)! Will write more on this later. NOTE: vintage rubber fake grapes are very high in Lead and should ALWAYS be kept away from children (and frankly should be thrown out and replaced with safer choices like these…

Green rubber fake grapes purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!

Green rubber fake grapes purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!

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Published: Monday – March 28, 2022 I cannot tell you how happy this makes me! Will write more on this later. NOTE: vintage rubber fake grapes are very high in Lead and should ALWAYS be kept away from children (and frankly should be thrown out and replaced with safer choices like these IF you must…

Today (Sunday, 3/20/2022) LeadSafeMama.com passed 11,500,000 unique all-time page views! Thank you for supporting this work!

Today (Sunday, 3/20/2022) LeadSafeMama.com passed 11,500,000 unique all-time page views! Thank you for supporting this work!

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March 20, 2022 – Sunday In addition to reaching our goal of 10,000 @LeadSafeMama Instagram followers today, LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com (this website!) passed 11,500,000 unique all-time page views early this morning too!   More stats for today: We’ve had over 2,500,000 page views in the past 12 months! We’ve had more than 600,222 page views…

Today (Sunday, 3/20/2022) @LeadSafeMama passed 10,000 followers on Instagram! Thank you!

Today (Sunday, 3/20/2022) @LeadSafeMama passed 10,000 followers on Instagram! Thank you!

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March 20, 2022 – Sunday About a year ago I set a goal for @LeadSafeMama to reach 10,000 followers on Instagram. In support of this goal both @Solidteknics and @Naturepedic donated product for #GiveAways to  encourage our engagement on Instagram, and I posted as often as I could – with new test results and information…

February 2022… It’s a wrap — all of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the SECOND month of this year [including how much Lead Safe Mama, LLC earned from your clicks!]

February 2022… It’s a wrap — all of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the SECOND month of this year [including how much Lead Safe Mama, LLC earned from your clicks!]

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Published: March 1, 2022 – Tuesday Hello! This month I am going to keep this report simple – with just a few highlights noted below. There are also two graphics on this page: the first one (above) is the summary graphic for the month of February 2022 with all of the most important numbers tracked…

Join Lead Safe Mama on Reddit! Sunday #AMA, 2/27/22 #LeadInBabyBottles – 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PST

Join Lead Safe Mama on Reddit! Sunday #AMA, 2/27/22 #LeadInBabyBottles – 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PST

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Posted: February 25, 2022 – Friday  See you Sunday – every Sunday! 12-1 p.m. PST Until Further Notice…  This coming Sunday (February 27, 2022) #LeadSafeMama #Reddit #AMA is focused on Lead in baby bottles / Lead painted baby bottles! Please join us and be part of this conversation (or feel free to check it out and chime in…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring — enamel Christmas tree with white star: 475 ppm Lead, 242,100 ppm Cadmium, & 3,864 ppm Antimony

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring — enamel Christmas tree with white star: 475 ppm Lead, 242,100 ppm Cadmium, & 3,864 ppm 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…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring — striped Christmas tree with clear gems: 62,400 ppm Lead, 262,700 ppm Cadmium, & 5,397 ppm Antimony

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring — striped Christmas tree with clear gems: 62,400 ppm Lead, 262,700 ppm Cadmium, & 5,397 ppm Antimony

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  Paparazzi Children’s Jewelry Examples Published: February 22, 2022 — Tuesday Important context for the findings noted on this post Please read this overview (linked here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would likely be considered illegal if it was sold in the…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – black enamel spider with red gem: 387,800 ppm Cadmium & 4,576 ppm Antimony. 170,300 ppm Nickel!!! [17%!]

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – black enamel spider with red gem: 387,800 ppm Cadmium & 4,576 ppm Antimony. 170,300 ppm Nickel!!! [17%!]

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Paparazzi Children’s Jewelry Examples Published: February 22, 2022 – Tuesday Important context for the findings noted on this post Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would likely be considered illegal if it was sold in…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – yellow painted star with red swirl: 229 ppm Lead & 144,800 ppm Cadmium & 2,307 ppm Antimony. 4,638 ppm Nickel too!

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – yellow painted star with red swirl: 229 ppm Lead & 144,800 ppm Cadmium & 2,307 ppm Antimony. 4,638 ppm Nickel too!

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Paparazzi Children’s Jewelry Examples Published: February 22, 2022 – Tuesday Important context for the findings noted on this post Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would likely be considered illegal if it was sold in…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & white flower with center gem: 252,800 ppm Lead & 98,200 ppm Cadmium & 4,565 ppm Antimony. 40,500 ppm Nickel too!

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & white flower with center gem: 252,800 ppm Lead & 98,200 ppm Cadmium & 4,565 ppm Antimony. 40,500 ppm Nickel too!

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Paparazzi Children’s Jewelry Examples Published: February 20, 2022 – Sunday Important context for the findings noted on this post Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would likely be considered illegal if it was sold in…

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel heart: 33,700 ppm Cadmium & 1,234 ppm Antimony (both cause cancer), + 568 ppm Mercury & 121 ppm Arsenic.

Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel heart: 33,700 ppm Cadmium & 1,234 ppm Antimony (both cause cancer), + 568 ppm Mercury & 121 ppm Arsenic.

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Paparazzi Children’s Jewelry Examples Published: February 20, 2022 – Sunday Important context for the findings noted on this post Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would likely be considered illegal if it was sold in…