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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

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…

March 1, 2017 response from iPlay, the owners of the Green Sprouts sippy cup brand: “Thank you for your letter to i play.”

March 1, 2017December 13, 2020

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Originally Published: March 1, 2017 Hello all! Here is the response I got today from i play. I asked their permission to share it with all of you. I am thrilled that they are back on the right track (responsible engagement/cooperative problem-solving — vs. the heavy-handed saber-rattling from their attorneys that unfortunately, along with and ad…

My February 28, 2017 response to the attorneys for the Green Sprouts sippy cup: “Dear iPlay”

February 28, 2017December 13, 2020

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Advertising screenshot from the Green Sprouts website (with my letter below it): Originally Published: February 28, 2017 3:53 a.m., PST Dear iPlay, We love you. “We” are environmentally conscious moms trying to make our children’s lives better by protecting them from environmental toxicity. You have historically been an environmentally conscious responsible company making choices that…

Coverage of the #GreenSproutsSippyCupIssue by The Soft Landing

February 27, 2017

From our friends at The Soft Landing (click the image below to read their full original post!) This story is from their website on Feb 27, 2017 Click here to support my advocacy work testing consumer goods for lead and working with parents of lead poisoned children. Click here for my recommendations for #SaferChoices for…

Dr. Mercola’s Coverage of the Green Sprouts Sippy Cup “Issue”

February 27, 2017

Click the image below to read Dr. Joseph Mercola’s coverage of the Green Sprouts sippy cup situation. Dr. Mercola has made a few errors in his post and we let him know about this, hopefully he will update it soon! This story is from his website on Feb 27, 2017 Click here to support my…

Twinsies! We each got letters from Green Sprouts’ attorneys on the same day!

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

This is a follow up post about the situation that has unfolded as a result of the high levels of lead I found (using XRF testing) in a newly purchased/ newly manufactured sippy cup (manufactured as intended to be used for infants and young children) made by Green Sprouts. To see all the related posts…

Letter from Green Sprouts Sippy Cup Attorneys

February 26, 2017January 11, 2021

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Originally Published: February 26, 2017 I have been out of town (in California) for the past several days. My husband received this via FedEx today (Saturday, 2/25/2017). Please click on the image to see the letter full size. I will be writing more about this shortly, however I want to say that I stand by…