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This image was going viral on Facebook, so I created a “corrected” meme! Please check it out and share!

September 23, 2021February 27, 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,…

Anchor Hocking Cornflower Pattern Vintage Milk Glass Casserole: 18,600 ppm Lead + 137 ppm Cadmium.

June 13, 2018June 22, 2019

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This Anchor Hocking milk glass casserole was positive for Lead when tested with an XRF instrument. The blue flowers had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 18,600 +/- 400 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 137 +/- 13 ppm The flowers were non-detect for mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As.) The plain white of the milk glass on this piece…

Information! Corning Patterns and Production Years

January 14, 2018December 28, 2018

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I just did a little google search for Corning Ware patterns and came up with this lovely website that has some interesting information, especially when looking to which years (and specifically – how recently) Corning Ware patterns had high levels of lead! I took screenshots of the patterns I have tested and if you click…

Blue “Cornflower” Design Corningware Baking pan: Lead-Free (but this does not apply to all years of production for this pattern!)

April 13, 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…