2023 Archives - Lead Safe Mama

XRF Test Results for Certified International Blue Glazed Ceramic Bowl (purchased at Costco c. 2017 or Later), Made in China

December 26, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for “Mickey’s Coffee” Ceramic Dish (Made in China)

December 26, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Brown Glass Bottle for Perque Choline Citrate

December 26, 2023December 28, 2023

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Even knives marked “Stainless” can have unsafe levels of bioavailable Lead (especially if the handle is made of a different material). Read more here.

December 26, 2023December 28, 2023

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December 2023 Amazon Picks: A Wonderful Last Minute Christmas Gift for Kids!

December 21, 2023December 29, 2023

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December 2023 Amazon Picks: A Good Book About Lead Poisoning

December 21, 2023December 24, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Noritake Elysian Pattern — c. 1930s (Made in Japan)

December 18, 2023December 26, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Winnie the Pooh 2003 Splendiferous Celebration Fine Ivory China Dish by Lenox

December 18, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for 2021 Starbucks “Been There Series” Florida Ceramic Mug

December 18, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Glazed Handmade Ceramic cup (sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from California)

December 18, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Pink Glazed Winifred & Lily Ceramic dog Food Bowl (sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader for testing)

December 18, 2023December 28, 2023

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XRF Test Results for Frisco (Made in China) dog Food Bowl

December 18, 2023December 23, 2023

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XRF test results for two de Buyer Pans, Made in France (sent in by a reader in Canada)

December 18, 2023April 24, 2024

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XRF Test Results for 1996 Royal Doulton Tennyson Pattern Fine Bone China

December 17, 2023December 23, 2023

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December 2023 Amazon Picks: Lead-Free Toy Suggestions, Part #1

December 10, 2023December 19, 2023

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November 2023 Amazon Picks: Lead-Free Choices #2

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

This is an ad-free post. 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…

November 2023 Amazon Picks: Lead-Free Choices

November 19, 2023November 22, 2023

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This is an ad-free post. 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…

Final Stats for October 2023: BEST October EVER for reach, readership & impact of Lead Safe Mama dot com!

November 5, 2023November 18, 2023

Sunday November 5, 2023 Because the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC is a collaborative effort with the Lead Safe Mama community (YOU!), each month — shortly after the end of the month — I share a graphic with our stats for reach and readership over the course of that past month. This is the…

October 2023: BEST October EVER for reach, readership & impact of Lead Safe Mama dot com!

October 22, 2023November 5, 2023

Sunday October 22, 2023 As of last night (10/21/2023), October 2023 joined several other months this year as the best year ever for that month for readership here on Lead Safe Mama dot com! Out of 10 months so far this year, SIX (including OCTOBER) have broken readership records (see the full stats chart below)….

October 2023 Amazon Picks: Lead-free reusable glass baby food jars

October 16, 2023November 19, 2023

This is an ad-free post. 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…

September 2023: BEST SEPTEMBER EVER! Final numbers for our September readership (a metric for the impact of Lead Safe Mama, LLC)

October 1, 2023October 22, 2023

Sunday October 1, 2023 September 2023 was officially the BEST SEPTEMBER EVER for the reach and impact of the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Thank You so much for supporting this work in ALL THE WAYS — but most importantly: Thank You for reading Lead Safe Mama articles, and sharing this information with your…

Lead Safe Mama YouTube Interview With Fern (on McDonald’s glassware), Published September 28, 2023 (video)

September 29, 2023April 1, 2024

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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…

September 2023: BEST SEPTEMBER EVER!

September 22, 2023October 1, 2023

Friday September 22, 2023 Thank you so much to everyone for reading and sharing articles from LeadSafeMama.com! We’re moving the needle, raising awareness, and making a difference… TOGETHER! This month is officially the #BestSeptemberEver here for reach and readership on the website. Last year we had 234,890 unique page views in September (for the whole…

XRF test results for tiny enamel cloisonné egg on wood stand (San Francisco Chinatown 2023)

September 18, 2023September 20, 2023

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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…