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No recall yet on Lead-contaminated Pura Kiki insulated stainless steel baby bottles (sold through at least 2018)

No recall yet on Lead-contaminated Pura Kiki insulated stainless steel baby bottles (sold through at least 2018)

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  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,…

Today Pura Stainless sent me a threatening Cease & Desist letter from their lawyers! Check out the letter and my responses here.

Today Pura Stainless sent me a threatening Cease & Desist letter from their lawyers! Check out the letter and my responses here.

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  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,…

Timeline of my posts discussing unsafe levels of Lead in Pura Kiki insulated stainless baby bottles (through 2018)

Timeline of my posts discussing unsafe levels of Lead in Pura Kiki insulated stainless baby bottles (through 2018)

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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)…

Erika’s Letter To Pura

Erika’s Letter To Pura

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This is Erika’s letter to Pura (to which they responded, here). Erika has agreed to let me share this (and their response to her) with you! Thanks Erika, for standing up for kids everywhere whose parents have been led to believe they have purchased a safe (and lead-free) product. Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama _______________________

July 5, 2018 Note From Pura Stating They are Still Selling old Baby Bottle Inventory With Lead

July 5, 2018 Note From Pura Stating They are Still Selling old Baby Bottle Inventory With Lead

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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)…

Today I confirmed that Pura knows they are selling old baby bottle stock with lead.

Today I confirmed that Pura knows they are selling old baby bottle stock with lead.

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Posts with more details here! This pertains to Pura Kiki brand Made Safe Certified insulated stainless steel baby bottles being sold in 2018. The manufacturer admitted (as recently as this week, in a communication to a customer) to knowing that their old-stock product inventory is still available to purchase (likely both online and at brick…

Dear Made Safe, Please Revoke Your Certification of the Pura Kiki Insulated Baby Bottle Until They Publicly Address the Issue

Dear Made Safe, Please Revoke Your Certification of the Pura Kiki Insulated Baby Bottle Until They Publicly Address the Issue

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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)…

January 2018 E-Mail From Pura, Re: Their Insulated Stainless Baby Bottles

January 2018 E-Mail From Pura, Re: Their Insulated Stainless Baby Bottles

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In January of 2018 one of my followers emailed Pura regarding the concern for lead (Pb) in their stainless baby bottles. Below is the response she received – dated January 17, 2018 (which she forwarded to me.) Here are my points of concern based on what is said in this email: The letter admits they…

#Leaded: Made Safe Certified Pura Kiki Baby Bottle Purchased New In January of 2018 (Video)

#Leaded: Made Safe Certified Pura Kiki Baby Bottle Purchased New In January of 2018 (Video)

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Published: July 2, 2018 Below is an 8-minute video we made this week of our testing of a new-in-the-box, purchased in 2018, “Made Safe Certified” Pura Kiki stainless steel insulated baby bottle for lead (Pb). This stainless steel baby bottle is supposed to be Lead-free… Both the Made Safe certification and Pura Kiki’s marketing materials…

Pura Kiki Insulated Baby Bottle: the most egregious example of a “green-branded” bottle with unsafe levels of Lead.

Pura Kiki Insulated Baby Bottle: the most egregious example of a “green-branded” bottle with unsafe levels of Lead.

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Please read this entire post. Maybe by the end of it you will be as outraged as I have been by the actions of this company. – Thank you. Original post title: Pura Kiki Follow Up #SurprisedNotSurprised. To see more posts about the issues with this product and this company, click here. Highlights of the…

#XRFTesting: Pura Water Bottle with Silicone Sleeve

#XRFTesting: Pura Water Bottle with Silicone Sleeve

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This stainless steel Pura water bottle (pictured here and below) is non-detect for lead in all of the accessible parts.  The silicone parts of this particular bottle tested positive for low/ trace cadmium. Given I have been finding cadmium in more than 50% of silicone items I have tested, I conclude (just based on my observations) that…

#XRFTesting: Orange Pura Child’s Water Bottle

#XRFTesting: Orange Pura Child’s Water Bottle

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This stainless steel Pura water bottle (pictured below) is non-detect for lead in all of the accessible parts. The silicone parts of this particular bottle tested positive for low/ trace cadmium. Given I have been finding cadmium in more than 50% of silicone items I have tested, I conclude (just based on my observations) that this…

#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?

#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?

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     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…