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Soil sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Kansas (XRF test results, May 2023)

May 2, 2023September 24, 2023

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 by…

Soil sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Omaha, Nebraska (XRF test results, May 2023)

May 2, 2023September 24, 2023

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 by…

Final April 2023 Numbers — Reach & Readership of the Lead Safe Mama Website

May 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Monday — May 1, 2023 Final April 2023 Numbers The above image shows the final Lead Safe Mama reach and impact numbers for April 2023. Thank you so much to everyone; thank you for the role you continue to play in building this movement through sharing this work with your friends, families, and communities. Some…

A mama I helped has put together an amazing conference, “Transforming Toddlerhood” — and it is FREE next week! Check out our interview…

April 28, 2023September 24, 2023

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April 28, 2023 — Friday A while back, someone who I did not know at all — her name is Devon — approached me and asked if I would do an interview “for her video conference series on toddlerhood.” I said “Sure — of course!” I am up for doing ALL the interviews — because…

2022 Michael’s Paw Print Christmas Ornament Frame: Positive for Mercury and a significant amount of Arsenic in the red sparkles!

April 19, 2023November 26, 2023

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…

A note to a pregnant mom I saw on Instagram — with test results for her grandma’s china (Williamsburg Aviary by Wedgwood – Made in England)

April 17, 2023April 19, 2023

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Introduction (for those new to this website): 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)…

Soil from Exton, Pennsylvania (XRF test results, April 2023)

April 5, 2023September 24, 2023

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 by…

XRF test results for New (2023) Dowan-brand red plate with white circles (Made in China)

April 4, 2023September 28, 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…

Final March 2023 Numbers — Reach & Readership of the Lead Safe Mama Website

April 4, 2023May 1, 2023

Tuesday — April 4, 2023 Final March 2023 Numbers Thanks to everyone for your support of this work! We broke so many records this past March that it’s hard to keep track of them all! Here are some of the highlights: Second Best March Ever for reach and impact of the work — as measured…

March 24, 2023 Update — Reach & Readership of the Lead Safe Mama Website

March 24, 2023April 4, 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023 Update So much gratitude for today! Thanks to everyone for supporting this work by sharing it with your friends, families, and communities! – Tamara Saturday, March 25, 2023 Update

St. Patrick’s Day Update

March 17, 2023March 24, 2023

March 17, 2023 – Friday More info here on this link! March 24, 2023 Update (Friday)

It’s the #BestMarchEver (almost!) here at LeadSafeMama.com….

March 12, 2023March 17, 2023

March 12, 2023 – Sunday It’s our #BestMarchEver – almost! Welp. If it weren’t for “TupperwareGate” of 2019 (when the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC went viral because we found unsafe Levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic and Mercury in vintage Tupperware products) March of 2023 would already be the #BestMarchEver (with 19 days still…

Lead Safe Mama’s Safer Choices (Lead-Free Choices!): Baby Food Storage

March 11, 2023April 19, 2024

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Published: March 11, 2023 — Saturday In response to the findings of high-Lead paint on some of the WeeSprout baby food storage jars with painted markings (link to article with full details), here are some guidelines for making safer choices for baby food storage — plus some specific safer choices/brands that we here at Lead Safe…

WeeSprout baby feeding jars painted with high-Lead paint: a violation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, with criminal penalties possible

March 10, 2023October 16, 2023

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Five screenshots from the WeeSprout website: An image of the product tested by Lead Safe Mama, LLC for which the paint tested positive for a high level of Lead. Testing was completed using XRF Technology: A screenshot of the WeeSprout Instagram page as of 3/10/2023: [TEXT: “WeeSprout — We offer products…

February 4, 2023 I filed a CPSC Violation Report for the Lead-painted glass Lansinoh baby bottles. March 3, 2023 I received a preliminary response from the CPSC.

March 9, 2023July 7, 2023

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Please sign this petition demanding that Lansinoh remove the Lead paint from their glass baby bottles and issue a highly visible public recall for all the Lead painted baby bottles they have sold to date: https://chng.it/DX7ySBSwx7 Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and…

February 2023 – Final Numbers: #BestFebruaryEver (for reach and impact of our work)

March 1, 2023March 12, 2023

March 1, 2023 – Wednesday While the reach and impact of our work this month (as measured by unique page views here on LeadSafeMama.com) was absolutely phenomenal – making this the Best February Ever! – the even-more amazing measure of our [collective/community] success is the comprehensive national and international news coverage of the work of…

February 2023: #BestFebruaryEver (for reach and impact) here at Lead Safe Mama dot com. Thank you!

February 24, 2023March 1, 2023

February 24, 2023 – Friday It’s the BEST February ever here at Lead Safe Mama dot com (for reach and impact of this work, as measured by unique page views for the calendar month so far) – and there are still more than four full days left in the month! Thank you for being here….

#NLR – Just for fun: my personal “Bucket List”

February 10, 2023February 11, 2023

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2023 | 2023 Tamara Personal

Friday – February 10, 2023 Hi friends. I am so burnt out — I have been working 17-hour days nearly every day since October, and now I am just trying to keep up and play catch-up with things I am behind on! I have been writing so much, and answering so many questions (about Lead,…

Interesting Timeline Today: February 9, 2023 … Bindle Bottle finally published a public statement. Coincidence? (LOL)

February 9, 2023April 21, 2023

February 9, 2023 — Tuesday Interesting Bindle Bottle Timeline… I cannot guess WHY things happened the way they happened today (in the order they happened) — because there are several other factors at play, but for fun, for Lead Safe Mama readership’s “amusement,” here’s the order in which these things happened: The first screenshot below…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_03_2023 — Reporting Bare Lead “Sealing Dot” Found in the “Food Storage Compartment” of Bindle Bottle Insulated Stainless Steel Products

February 9, 2023May 15, 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

UPDATE to CPSC Report No. 20230128-D3DF9-2147351113 – Lead Contamination in KitchenAid Stand Mixer Attachments Marketed for Children’s use

February 7, 2023July 7, 2023

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Introduction (for those new to this website): 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)…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_02_2023 — Reporting Illegal Levels of Lead Found in the Paint on Lansinoh Glass Baby Bottles

February 4, 2023July 7, 2023

Introduction (for those new to this website): 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)…

Final January 2023 Numbers and Highlights here at Lead Safe Mama dot com.

February 1, 2023March 24, 2023

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February 01, 2023 – Wednesday Well! Thank you! Just so much “Thank You”! January 2023 closed out with the following highlights: It was the THIRD BEST month of ALL TIME for readership, reach and impact here at LeadSafeMama.com! It was the THIRD MONTH EVER with over ONE MILLION Lead Safe Mama dot com unique page…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_01_2023 — Reporting Unsafe Levels of Lead found in KitchenAid Stand Mixer Aluminum Attachments.

January 28, 2023December 8, 2023

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Sign the Petition This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free (and to support the independent consumer goods testing that we do, using XRF technology), click here. Thank you. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent…