Baby Bottles

Full XRF Test Results for 2023 Purchased Gulicola Glass Baby Bottle

February 23, 2024March 26, 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 Mama,…

February 2024 Lead Safe Mama top Picks for Lead-Free Baby Bottles

February 22, 2024April 8, 2024

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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 Mama,…

maymom® glass baby bottle purchased on Amazon: as high as 21,400 ppm Lead in the paint (over 90 ppm Lead is illegal in children’s items)

August 6, 2023October 16, 2023

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Sunday — August 6, 2023 Lead-Painted Baby Bottle not yet Recalled This article is about yet another brand of baby bottles manufacturing and selling Lead-painted glass baby bottles that were available for sale on Amazon up through this year (2023). Here is a direct Amazon link to this product so you can see it in the…

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…

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)…

Lead Safe Mama Initiated CPSC Recall for Lead Painted Baby Bottles Made by NUK

August 6, 2022July 4, 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)…

The CPSC issued a recall for the Lead painted baby bottles we discovered last year — but they only recalled 1 of 6 NUK Lead-painted designs

July 28, 2022July 4, 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)…

Tabor Place claims the paint on their bottles / sippy cups is Lead-free & Cadmium-free. This is simply not true. Yet ANOTHER Lead-painted baby bottle!

June 17, 2022October 16, 2023

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First a bunch of images to start! My youngest son Charlie holding one of the bottles (wearing gloves to be safe!) We took this picture (above) in response to this sticker on the box (since Charlie is my “little one”) So that we could post the picture online and tag Tabor Place to make sure they…

Simplified summary of Lead Safe Mama, LLC findings for Lead-painted glass baby bottles purchased on Amazon in 2021

May 30, 2022July 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)…

Evenflo glass bottle with white painted markings: 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (safe by all standards)

April 8, 2022June 28, 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)…

Medela glass baby bottle/breast milk storage: 25 ppm Cadmium + 68 ppm Lead + 86 ppm Antimony. Safe by all standards.

April 7, 2022February 22, 2024

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Published: April 7, 2022 While the Lead level in the yellow paint on this bottle is “technically” and “legally” safe by all U.S. federal standards (the bottle is fully compliant with both FDA and USCPSC standards), given the fact that there are readily available truly Lead-free baby bottle (and breast milk storage) options, we do…

XRF test results for Parent’s Choice glass bottle with gray markings: 17 ppm Lead & 9 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards)

March 7, 2022May 18, 2023

XRF test results for the Parent’s Choice glass bottle with gray exterior painted markings – pictured. Published: March 7, 2022 Reading #1) clear glass of bottle 60-second test (all tests repeated multiple times to confirm test results) Lead (Pb): 12 +/- 3 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 5 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect…

Painted markings on the outside of popular Japanese glass baby bottle brand test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury (newly purchased in 2022)

March 3, 2022May 18, 2023

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Photos below are of the baby bottle tested and reported about in this post. The photos include all of the packaging and shipping materials as well (to address any doubt about the authenticity of the product). Another Lead-Painted Baby Bottle: Purchased on Amazon in February 2022 Published: March 3, 2022 — Thursday Thank you, thank…

My response to Lansinoh (about their request that I remove references to their Lead-painted baby bottles from this website)

February 27, 2022July 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)…

This German report (from 2021) alerted us to the possibility of Lansinoh glass baby bottles sold in the United States being painted with Lead paint

February 27, 2022July 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)…

Lansinoh emailed asking me to take down posts about our findings of Lead paint on their glass baby bottles. Here’s what they said.

February 25, 2022July 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)…

Philips Avent Natural Glass Baby Bottle: Lead-free, 21 ppm Cadmium in the silicone nipple (Cadmium is a known carcinogen, but this is considered safe by all current standards)

January 25, 2022March 8, 2024

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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)…

All I want for Christmas…

December 24, 2021November 21, 2023

Tonight’s Lead Safe Mama Newsletter Note: I do not publish all Lead Safe Mama Newsletters here on the website. If you want to make sure to get each and every Lead Safe Mama Newsletter, please subscribe to the Lead Safe Mama e-mail list. It’s free! Here’s the link! December 24, 2021 — Friday All…

Painted logo and markings on Lansinoh mOmma glass bottles contain high Lead paint (at levels considered unsafe for children)

December 19, 2021July 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…

Letter to Senator Merkley today requesting help with the Lead-Painted-Baby-Bottle-Issue.

December 19, 2021April 13, 2023

The image below has all seven patterns of NUK-brand glass baby bottles that I have tested that have been positive for unsafe levels of Lead in the paint.I sent this letter to Senator Merkley today through his online communication portal (on his website) and also pasted it as a comment on his Facebook post from earlier today. Hello Senator…

Sailor themed glass NUK baby bottle (2021): BPA-Free and only 15,400 ppm Lead in the paint. 90 ppm Lead (& up ) is unsafe for kids.

December 19, 2021May 18, 2023

The Picture below is a promotional image from Nuk demonstrating they clearly understand that the component with Lead painted designs on these bottles will be held/touched daily by babies: This post was written to provide additional supporting data to go with the following three posts – each numbered item below is a link to that…

Paper Airplane pattern glass NUK brand baby bottle purchased on Amazon in 2021: 14,600 ppm Lead in paint when 90 ppm Lead (& up ) is unsafe for kids

December 19, 2021July 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…

Lead painted Teal colored leaf pattern on glass NUK brand baby bottle purchased on Amazon, 2021: 14,000 ppm Lead, 90 ppm Lead (& up ) is unsafe for kids.

December 19, 2021May 18, 2023

The picture below is a promotional image from Nuk demonstrating they clearly understand that the component with Lead painted designs on these bottles will be held/touched daily by babies: This post was written to provide additional supporting data to go with the following three posts – each numbered item below is a link to that…

Yellow flower pattern glass Nuk baby bottle purchased on Amazon, 2021: 20,300 ppm Lead in the paint – 90 ppm Lead (& up ) is unsafe for kids

December 19, 2021July 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)…