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The people at Longmont Dairy (in Colorado) seem to be dismissive jerks. Here’s my note to them just now.

The people at Longmont Dairy (in Colorado) seem to be dismissive jerks. Here’s my note to them just now.

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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…

Check the bottom of your reusable glass milk bottle… If it says StanPac, chances are it is painted with high-Lead paint.

Check the bottom of your reusable glass milk bottle… If it says StanPac, chances are it is painted with high-Lead paint.

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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)…

Washington Fresh Breeze Organic Glass Reusable Stan Pac Milk Bottle with Blue Lead Paint: 13,400 ppm Lead + 193 ppm Cadmium.

Washington Fresh Breeze Organic Glass Reusable Stan Pac Milk Bottle with Blue Lead Paint: 13,400 ppm Lead + 193 ppm Cadmium.

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When tested with an XRF instrument the blue paint on this milk bottle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 13,400 +/- 100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 193 +/- 5 ppm Mercury (Hg): 14 +/- 8 ppm Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 190 +/- 40 ppm Cobalt (Co): 4,126 +/- 82 ppm Zinc (Zn):…

Stan Pac Longmont (Colorado) Dairy Farm Reusable Glass Milk Bottle: 38,500 ppm Lead in the black paint.

Stan Pac Longmont (Colorado) Dairy Farm Reusable Glass Milk Bottle: 38,500 ppm Lead in the black paint.

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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 XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Harris Dairy Farm (Dayton, Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with Lead paint (23,700 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe for kids).

Harris Dairy Farm (Dayton, Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with Lead paint (23,700 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe for kids).

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Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem. I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information. Related posts for those…

My follow-up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery

My follow-up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery

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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…

Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles

Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles

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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…

Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).

Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).

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Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem. I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information.Not only did the paint on this…

Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)

Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)

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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…

Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!

Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!

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Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S….

This piece links to all Lead Safe Mama milk bottle articles & I’m interested in testing more milk bottles, too!

This piece links to all Lead Safe Mama milk bottle articles & I’m interested in testing more milk bottles, too!

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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…

Testing the paint on a reusable glass milk bottle with a LeadCheck Swab (Video.)

Testing the paint on a reusable glass milk bottle with a LeadCheck Swab (Video.)

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Here’s a little (3-minute) video where I test the paint on a Garry’s milk bottle (Garry’s is an Oregon based company) with a LeadCheck swab. There is also a photo below showing how many swab tests I was able to get out of the liquid from one LeadCheck swab by using q-tips. This picture also…

Red markings on Lady Lane Farms glass milk bottles, Garry’s Meadow Fresh: 20,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids).

Red markings on Lady Lane Farms glass milk bottles, Garry’s Meadow Fresh: 20,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids).

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Originally posted: June 16, 2018 Updated: January 14, 2020 – Update at bottom of post. When the red paint on these reusable glass milk bottles was tested with an XRF instrument it was positive for lead at levels as high as 20,500 +/- 500 ppm and for cadmium at 1118 +/- 48 ppm. To learn…

Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon

Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon

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Saturday, June 16, 2018 – To: Info@LadyLaneFarm.com – From: TamaraRubin@mac.com – Subject: Your bottles are painted with lead paint – I recently discovered that the red paint on your reusable glass milk bottles is lead paint. It is more than 20,000 ppm lead. – There is no regulation on this at all, so – to…