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My favorite Lead-free mixing bowl set – less than $20 on Amazon today!

December 7, 2022December 9, 2022

Wednesday – December 7, 2022 My favorite Lead-free mixing bowl set – only $17.84 today on Amazon. Aflink: https://amzn.to/3HeWXAn Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you!.

My favorite Lead-free glass juice pitcher is on sale today!

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

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Tuesday – December 6, 2022 My favorite Lead-free glass juice pitcher is on sale today! (30% off!). Here’s the Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link for this pitcher: https://amzn.to/3Hf75cj Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend…

XRF Test results for clear glass jar from Wild Ferments Kimchi (Pennsylvania): 30 ppm Lead, 12 ppm Cadmium, 20 ppm Antimony – safe by all standards.

August 4, 2022August 11, 2022

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August 4, 2022 – Thursday XRF test results for the clear glass jar picture here. Reading #1) 60-second reading on the bottom of the glass Lead (Pb): 23 +/- 8 ppm Lead Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 38 +/- 8 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Chromium (Cr):…

babymoov glass baby food storage jar with plastic orange lid: 37 ppm Lead + 35 ppm Antimony

April 7, 2022October 16, 2023

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Reading #1) Plastic Lid 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Titanium (Ti): 3,817 +/- 289 ppm Barium (Ba): 165 +/- 104 ppm No other metals found in consumer goods mode. Reading #2) White painted logo 60-second test Lead (Pb): 36 +/- 9 ppm Cadmium…

5 oz clear glass jar for Oui dairy-free yogurt by Yoplait: 11 ppm Lead + 8 ppm Cadmium. Safe by all standards; full XRF test results in post.

July 23, 2021May 4, 2023

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July 23, 2021 – Friday Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a…

File this under: “stuff I bought for my family” – cookie / candy jars to organize stuff! (including candy!)

March 2, 2021December 6, 2022

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Tuesday – March 2, 2021 This week I bought these for my 12 year old son Charlie (and for me too – I actually bought three sets). My son’s art desk is cluttered with so much stuff I thought these would be a fun way to organize and store some of the things he likes…

Here are the links to all Lead Safe Mama posts on clear glass: Bottles, cups, mixing bowls, and food storage

April 11, 2020April 1, 2024

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Introduction For each piece I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the post. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the articles and posts in that category) anytime by clicking on any of those words….

#AskTamara: Is there Lead paint on the outside of my “Jervis & George” reusable glass baby food container?

September 16, 2018July 3, 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)…

#LeadFree: 6 oz clear glass Ball brand mason jar

December 3, 2017May 5, 2023

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Small 6oz Ball brand clear glass canning jar, lid and band. Newly purchased in 2017. Tested with an XRF instrument. “Non-Detect” (negative) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd.) We use Ball brand canning jars (of all sizes) every day in our home. While the lids are free of the toxicants listed…

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart! Clear Glasses (video)

June 13, 2017May 5, 2023

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For more lead-free kitchen choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you! Clear Drinking Glasses from Tamara Rubin on Vimeo.

Vintage Clear Ball Brand Canning Jar: 46 ppm Lead + Cadmium. Please read this post for more information!

April 30, 2017December 25, 2018

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Here’s another one (I probably have about a dozen or more posts up for Ball jars right now, please check them all out!) Related: To see more clear glass items I have tested, click here. When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage clear Ball jar with glass lid was positive for 46 ppm Lead,…

Mason Jars … Kerr Brand: 23 ppm Lead (+ Cadmium too). WAIT! Don’t Panic! Read post instead! TIA.

March 4, 2017December 25, 2018

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this Kerr Mason Jar (pictured here, year unknown) was positive for Lead at 23 parts per million. WAIT! DON’T PANIC! Almost all of the newer Ball Jars that I have tested have tested NEGATIVE for Lead and negative for Cadmium. These levels (of Lead and Cadmium) found here in…