Leaded Glassware

YO! Stop poisoning the planet, Tiffany & Co! It’s 2020! #KnowBetterDoBetter. Today I found 47 LEADED items for sale on Tiffany’s website.

YO! Stop poisoning the planet, Tiffany & Co! It’s 2020! #KnowBetterDoBetter. Today I found 47 LEADED items for sale on Tiffany’s website.

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Introduction to Tamara (for those new to the site!) 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. government…

Green (Recycled?) Glass Mug: 431 ppm Lead. [For context: 100 ppm Lead is considered unsafe in toys.]

Green (Recycled?) Glass Mug: 431 ppm Lead. [For context: 100 ppm Lead is considered unsafe in toys.]

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When tested with an XRF instrument this clear glass mug (with green tint, probably recycled glass) had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 431 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Glassware with a tint often has at least some level of Lead. Recycled glassware also often has at least some level of Lead.  If…