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2022 Holiday Home Pumpkin Design Dish – positive for three toxicants (Lead, Cadmium & Antimony) and marked “Approved For Food Contact”

2022 Holiday Home Pumpkin Design Dish – positive for three toxicants (Lead, Cadmium & Antimony) and marked “Approved For Food Contact”

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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…

2005 Halloween Decor: Jack-o-lantern pumpkin votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

2005 Halloween Decor: Jack-o-lantern pumpkin votive candle holder from Michaels stores tested positive for both Lead & Cadmium

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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…

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

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Pumpkin Mug, Made In China: 17,400 ppm Lead & 381 ppm Cadmium! “Double Nice Co., LTD.” Many seasonal mugs are sold as novelty items and not only are novelty items not regulated for toxicity (in many instances the manufacturers actually claim they are not intended for children, even though they are obviously styled to be marketed…

Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead

Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead

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Alternate Title: #AskTamara: What types of beads are safe for my children to play with? 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…