Candle Holders

2005 Halloween Decor: Witch hat votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

2005 Halloween Decor: Witch hat votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

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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…

2005 Halloween Decor: Jack-o-lantern pumpkin votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

2005 Halloween Decor: Jack-o-lantern pumpkin votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

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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…

Glazed Ceramic Chanukiah / Chanukah Menorah: 10,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for children’s items.

Glazed Ceramic Chanukiah / Chanukah Menorah: 10,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for children’s items.

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I bought this Chanukah menorah for my family at my local natural foods store c. 2009. It is made by Rite Lite of Brooklyn, New York. It is “Made in China” for the Jacob Rosenthal Judaica Collection. When tested with an XRF instrument the menorah pictured was positive for approximately 10,000 ppm Lead. To learn more…

The Lead-free “Travel Chanukiah” my husband and sons made for me.

The Lead-free “Travel Chanukiah” my husband and sons made for me.

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Did you know that most Chanukah menorah’s have high levels of Lead? [Link] The picture here is of the Lead-free Chanukah* “Travel Chanukiah*” (Chanukah menorah) that my husband and sons made for me when we were shooting my film. Since we left to start shooting early in December (of 2011) we were on the road…

Leaded Crystal Candle Sticks

Leaded Crystal Candle Sticks

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Candlestick I found at a yardsale, proudly displaying a “24% Lead Crystal” sticker! This means they are 240,000 ppm lead. There is no safe level of lead exposure to children.  Items manufactured today that are intended for use by children must be no higher than 90 ppm lead. Items intended for use by adults (especially…