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Greenbrier International (Dollar Stores) black & white toy plastic horse (year unknown) positive for unsafe levels of Lead — Please remove from your child’s toy box!

Greenbrier International (Dollar Stores) black & white toy plastic horse (year unknown) positive for unsafe levels of Lead — Please remove from your child’s toy box!

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October 14, 2022 — Friday This small plastic black and white toy horse made by Greenbrier International (the company that makes toys for the Dollar Store/ Dollar Tree chains) tested positive for a very high level of Lead: 3,382 ppm Lead (see full XRF test results below). It also tested positive for an extremely high…

Greenbrier International Dollar Tree Store “Super Soft Squishy Toy”: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free.

Greenbrier International Dollar Tree Store “Super Soft Squishy Toy”: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free.

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Photos below are from another toy, but would likely be the same for the above toy: XRF Testing for the Squishy Doll pictured here. #1.) Blue Dress / Shirt Titanium (Ti): 2,667 +/- 93 ppm Chlorine (Cl): 6,113 +/- 497 ppm #2.) Red Arm Titanium (Ti): 4,295 +/- 132 ppm Chlorine (Cl): 9,733 +/- 622…

Marbles from Dollar Tree Store test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Antimony and Cadmium (using XRF technology)

Marbles from Dollar Tree Store test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Antimony and Cadmium (using XRF technology)

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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 high-precision XRF testing (a scientific method used by the…