2022

Oversized pink hard plastic straw: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.

Oversized pink hard plastic straw: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.

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Published: February 10, 2022 To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how to most efficiently use this website (including all the…

Pink Silicone Dish by Bumkins (Made in China, 100% Food Grade Silicone): 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all U.S. and international standards)

Pink Silicone Dish by Bumkins (Made in China, 100% Food Grade Silicone): 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all U.S. and international standards)

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants…

Is sunflower butter bad for you? What’s the problem with sunflower seed butter? Do sunflower seeds have Lead?

Is sunflower butter bad for you? What’s the problem with sunflower seed butter? Do sunflower seeds have Lead?

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  This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution and help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Published: February 9, 2022 Sunflower seed butter (like peanut butter, but made from sunflower seeds instead of peanuts)! So what’s the problem? Sunflowers are beautiful, and — in general — nuts and seeds…

Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.

Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.

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XRF test results below are for the exact item pictured. (It arrived broken – shipped to me by a reader) To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For…

Milk Glass with Cow from Global Amici, Made in Italy: 9 ppm Lead + 6 ppm Cadmium. Safe by ALL Standards.

Milk Glass with Cow from Global Amici, Made in Italy: 9 ppm Lead + 6 ppm Cadmium. Safe by ALL Standards.

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XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. Here’s a Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate link for these exact glasses. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on…

Sliver / Chrome colored cabinet knob / drawer pull: 36 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), 80 ppm Mercury (no specified total content limits for hazard determination.)

Sliver / Chrome colored cabinet knob / drawer pull: 36 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), 80 ppm Mercury (no specified total content limits for hazard determination.)

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XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how…

Brass colored cabinet knob/ drawer pull: 7,986 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe for kids), 33 ppm Cadmium, 163 ppm Antimony.

Brass colored cabinet knob/ drawer pull: 7,986 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe for kids), 33 ppm Cadmium, 163 ppm Antimony.

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XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how…

January 2022… It’s a wrap! All of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the first month of this year! [Including how much we earned this month from your clicks!]

January 2022… It’s a wrap! All of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the first month of this year! [Including how much we earned this month from your clicks!]

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February 1, 2022 – Tuesday First I want to start by re-sharing this graphic… In the January portion of the Lead Safe Mama winter tour (which is continuing in to the first week of February) I have been to 11 (ELEVEN!) States (including Washington, D.C.) working with and visiting with families from the Lead Safe…

Here’s a brief update on Medley Home furniture, including a thinly veiled threat from the CertiPUR-US foam folks (with input from their legal team), and my response

Here’s a brief update on Medley Home furniture, including a thinly veiled threat from the CertiPUR-US foam folks (with input from their legal team), and my response

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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…

Ways to support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC

Ways to support the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC

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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…