Baby Bottles

March 1, 2017 response from iPlay, the owners of the Green Sprouts sippy cup brand: “Thank you for your letter to i play.”

March 1, 2017December 13, 2020

Originally Published: March 1, 2017 Hello all! Here is the response I got today from i play. I asked their permission to share it with all of you. I am thrilled that they are back on the right track (responsible engagement/cooperative problem-solving — vs. the heavy-handed saber-rattling from their attorneys that unfortunately, along with and ad…

My February 28, 2017 response to the attorneys for the Green Sprouts sippy cup: “Dear iPlay”

February 28, 2017December 13, 2020

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Advertising screenshot from the Green Sprouts website (with my letter below it): Originally Published: February 28, 2017 3:53 a.m., PST Dear iPlay, We love you. “We” are environmentally conscious moms trying to make our children’s lives better by protecting them from environmental toxicity. You have historically been an environmentally conscious responsible company making choices that…

Letter from Green Sprouts Sippy Cup Attorneys

February 26, 2017January 11, 2021

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Originally Published: February 26, 2017 I have been out of town (in California) for the past several days. My husband received this via FedEx today (Saturday, 2/25/2017). Please click on the image to see the letter full size. I will be writing more about this shortly, however I want to say that I stand by…

#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?

February 10, 2017May 15, 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…