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Update letter from Medley Home in response to my findings of Lead in the CertiPUR-US® certified foam in their cushions.

Update letter from Medley Home in response to my findings of Lead in the CertiPUR-US® certified foam in their cushions.

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February 12, 2022 – Saturday Hello Lead Safe Mama readers! As many of you know I have been on the road traveling (helping families directly – all over the country) for most of the past month. I am just getting caught up this weekend on my writing and posting new information since there is not…

Words With Friends… The CertiPUR-US Greenwashing edition… with your host, Tamara Rubin (Environmental Activist).

Words With Friends… The CertiPUR-US Greenwashing edition… with your host, Tamara Rubin (Environmental Activist).

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 – 10:00 p.m. [Note: This is NOT a dis on “Words With Friends” — just a fun play on words!] I looked up the game, “Words With Friends” online – and found the description particularly appropriate: “Words With Friends is easy to learn, can help strengthen vocabulary knowledge, and will provide…

Here’s a brief update on Medley Home furniture, including a thinly veiled threat from the CertiPUR-US foam folks (with input from their legal team), and my response

Here’s a brief update on Medley Home furniture, including a thinly veiled threat from the CertiPUR-US foam folks (with input from their legal team), and my response

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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…

Foam cushion inserts from popular “non-toxic” Los Angeles-based sofa brand test positive for Lead & Arsenic. This product is marketed as “Lead-free.”

Foam cushion inserts from popular “non-toxic” Los Angeles-based sofa brand test positive for Lead & Arsenic. This product is marketed as “Lead-free.”

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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)…