Insulated Stainless Steel Archives

Thrive Market Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler: Positive for 334,100 ppm Lead on the uncoated bottom exterior of the cup (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)

February 19, 2024September 3, 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…

ThermoFlask Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottles: Positive for unsafe levels of Lead (Lead-contaminated area on bottom covered only by paint)

February 19, 2024February 20, 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 Safe Mama, LLC…

Iron Flask (bottles that tested positive for high levels of Lead as recently as 2023), is telling customers their insulated stainless steel products are Lead-Free.

February 18, 2024February 19, 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 Safe Mama, LLC…

Stanley confirms that “Stanley Cup” insulated Stainless Steel tumblers are made with “Some Lead”

January 6, 2024March 4, 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 Safe Mama,…

A Lead-free replacement for your Lead-contaminated Cupkin cup…

July 25, 2023July 27, 2023

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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 by…

Full exchange with Crocodile Creek over Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s findings of Lead in their children’s stainless water bottles

April 8, 2023June 25, 2023

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April 8, 2023 — Saturday Back at the end of February (Feb. 27 and 28, 2023), I had an exchange with the CEO of Crocodile Creek, the manufacturer of the Crocodile Creek insulated stainless steel water bottles for children. Earlier that month (roughly seven weeks ago, based on the date of the above screenshot from…

Press Release: Second Lead Safe Mama, LLC Initiated Product Recall in 2023 — CUPKIN children’s cups

March 21, 2023May 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…

Passive-Aggressively Victim-Blaming, Cupkin Finally Issues a Recall for Lead-contaminated “Lead-Free” Children’s Cups

March 20, 2023July 6, 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)…

Full XRF test results for a 2023-purchased Stanley 40 oz Flowstate Quencher H2.0 Tumbler

March 12, 2023December 11, 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 Safe Mama,…

In preparing to file the Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC violation report for Cupkin, I had the following exchange with the owner

February 11, 2023July 24, 2023

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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 by…

I met with the owner of Cupkin today (1/14/23). Here’s my follow up email to him.

January 14, 2023April 21, 2023

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Saturday — January 14, 2023 Hi Max! Thank you for taking the time to come to my office – (in my home!) – to meet with me today. I am still processing all of the things we discussed, and may write up some more comprehensive thoughts and feedback later. First and foremost, I want…

Full text thread with owner of Cupkin to date (1/11/2023)

January 11, 2023April 21, 2023

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Wednesday — January 11, 2023 Hello! The images below are the full-text thread of my communication with the owner of Cupkin (Max), to date. There is some overlap in the images intentionally so you can follow the thread. I have also embedded the referenced video (you see a screenshot of it) with me testing the cups…

Video response and letter from the owner of Cupkin: we’re going to meet up on Saturday and test some more of his cups!

January 9, 2023April 21, 2023

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Monday — January 9, 2023 Below is the video response from the owner of Cupkin (in response to the article and letter I published last night — link here). Here’s a screenshot of the letter they sent out with this video: Here’s the text of their letter as written, this also includes a hyperlink to their…

Cupkin’s corporate philosophy includes “mistakes happen” — guess so! “Lead-free” kids cup tests positive for unsafe (& illegal) levels of Lead

January 8, 2023July 24, 2023

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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 by…

Press Release: Another 2022 product recall (for a Leaded children’s product) initiated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC out of Portland, Oregon

November 27, 2022December 6, 2022

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November 27, 2022 – Press Release Link to this press release in PDF Form The Lead Safe Mama, LLC parent advocacy community, an international group of more than 20,000 parents fighting for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety – especially in products manufactured for use by children – was responsible for their third product…

November 19, 2022 – Lead Safe Mama Newsletter: “Green Sprouts Drama Continues…”

November 19, 2022December 6, 2022

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November 19, 2022 Saturday Grindelwald, Switzerland Yesterday I ended up typing non-stop about the Green Sprouts Leaded Baby Bottle Issue. Today I wanted to send you an email with all of the related posts – including all of the drama from yesterday (or almost all of it, since there is still some that I have not yet finished writing up… because…

November 2022 Lead Safe Mama, LLC Communication Thread with Becky Cannon (owner of Green Sprouts)

November 18, 2022December 8, 2022

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Breaking News: Thanks to the collaborative work of the Lead Safe Mama Community, Green Sprouts recalls & ceases sale of 35,216 stainless steel baby bottles – 3 designs that tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead.

November 18, 2022February 21, 2024

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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…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC Violation Report (high levels of lead found in item intended for use by children) for 2022 Green Sprouts (iPlay) insulated stainless steel baby bottle / sippy cup.

November 3, 2022November 19, 2022

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If you are not yet familiar with this issue, here is a link to the original full article outlining all of the circumstances that precipitated this violation report. Continue reading below the image. But first… a note from “Becky” the owner of Green Sprouts (this is a screenshot from their website earlier today): Consumer Product…

This is NOT the first #GreenSprouts baby product that has tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead. #RepeatOffender

September 19, 2022September 22, 2023

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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…

Pink insulated stainless steel water bottle by Owala: Lead-free! (This is the only product I have tested from this brand)

February 12, 2022January 28, 2024

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Published: February 12, 2022 Insulated stainless steel water bottle by Owala (owalalife.com) I had never heard of this brand before it was sent to me by a reader. Continue reading below each of the images to see the XRF test results for the component pictured. There are 10 separate test results below for 10 separate components of…

#TeamWork! Mighty Nest is offering full refunds if you bought (Lead-containing) Paulie Jars from them!

November 2, 2020January 11, 2021

November 2, 2020 – Monday This is the fourth post in a series of posts about this situation (The discovery of Lead in Paulie Jars sold by Mighty Nest as “Lead Free”) So far there are three additional posts up related to this product, and I will update this list as additional posts are published….

Today I heard back from Paulie Jar regarding Lead found in their “non-toxic” insulated stainless containers.

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 – Sunday Note: This post has the same introduction as the post with the response from Mighty Nest. The most interesting part of this post (IMHO) is my additional responses to Paulie Jar at the bottom of the post. Thanks for reading! Last night (at 9:30 p.m. PST) I published a post sharing about the findings of…

Today I heard back from the CEO of Mighty Nest regarding Lead found in stainless containers purchased on their site.

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 – Sunday Last night (at 9:30 p.m. PST) I published a post sharing about the findings of Lead in Paulie Jar stainless steel insulated beverage / food containers. Here is the link to the original post. The reason this finding is concerning is two-fold. Reason #1) This product was being marketed and sold…