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,…
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Published: Saturday — August 5, 2023 This bottle was tested at the request of Lead Safe Mama readers. It tested non-detect for most of the common metallic toxicants we look for (there were no detectable levels of Lead, Arsenic, or Mercury in any of the four glass, plastic, and silicone components of this bottle)! We…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Introduction (for those new to this website) Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention 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 technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer…
January 2, 2023 — Monday When I was in France (November 2022) I made sure to find and purchase several new items from major French brands (or items commonly found in France) to test and report on. This is one of the items I chose as an example. It is a small ceramic dish from…
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)…
Published: Saturday – October 22, 2022 XRF test results for the dish pictured are below. Reading #1) On the pumpkin leaf image in the center of the food surface of the dish – green area 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 923 +/- 42 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect…
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,…
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…
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-free claims on the box “Lead free”claims on their website (“Lead free” is mentioned THREE times!). Safety warning that came in the package October 16, 2022 – Sunday XRF test results for the pink polka dot FAO Schwarz tea set pictured are below Well. I had truly hoped that this adorable little tea set would…
October 15, 2022 – Saturday XRF test results for the bowl pictured are below While this particular Pottery Barn dish is “safe by all standards” (both U.S. and international standards, with regards to any exposure to heavy metals), I generally do not like/trust this brand – and my recommendation across the board is that you should not purchase…
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…
Published: February 13, 2022 Red antique “Chinese” curio-box, scroll down to see the full XRF test results for this box. When I do home consultations, and visit families and friends in my travels, I come across interesting treasures… Given the diversity of art and the vast potential for humans to create limitless objects — for both function…
Introduction: 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) to test consumer goods for toxicants…
To see more items I have tested from Harbor Freight, click here. XRF test results for the string pictured here: 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 10 +/- 6 ppm Copper (Cu): 14 +/- 3 ppm Zinc…
Published: December 25, 2021 — Saturday A reader sent these toys to me for testing (they were ordered directly from Target’s website) because there were some rumors on the internet (Facebook mama groups specifically, as I understand it) that these toys tested positive for Lead. The toys pictured did not test positive for Lead —…
Published: December 25, 2021 – Saturday Full XRF test results for the toy pictured: Reading #1) Plain wood of trees 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Iron (Fe): 33 +/- 7 ppm Barium (Ba): 232 +/- 40 ppm…