Reusable Glass Milk Jug

The people at Longmont Dairy (in Colorado) seem to be dismissive jerks. Here’s my note to them just now.

The people at Longmont Dairy (in Colorado) seem to be dismissive jerks. Here’s my note to them just now.

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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…

Check the bottom of your reusable glass milk bottle… If it says StanPac, chances are it is painted with high-Lead paint.

Check the bottom of your reusable glass milk bottle… If it says StanPac, chances are it is painted with high-Lead paint.

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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)…

Washington Fresh Breeze Organic Glass Reusable Stan Pac Milk Bottle with Blue Lead Paint: 13,400 ppm Lead + 193 ppm Cadmium.

Washington Fresh Breeze Organic Glass Reusable Stan Pac Milk Bottle with Blue Lead Paint: 13,400 ppm Lead + 193 ppm Cadmium.

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When tested with an XRF instrument the blue paint on this milk bottle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 13,400 +/- 100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 193 +/- 5 ppm Mercury (Hg): 14 +/- 8 ppm Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 190 +/- 40 ppm Cobalt (Co): 4,126 +/- 82 ppm Zinc (Zn):…

Harris Dairy Farm (Dayton, Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with Lead paint (23,700 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe for kids).

Harris Dairy Farm (Dayton, Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with Lead paint (23,700 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe for kids).

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Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem. I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information. Related posts for those…

My follow-up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery

My follow-up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery

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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…

Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles

Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles

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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…

Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).

Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).

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Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem. I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information.Not only did the paint on this…

Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)

Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)

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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…

Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!

Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!

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Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) 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….

Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon

Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon

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Saturday, June 16, 2018 – To: Info@LadyLaneFarm.com – From: TamaraRubin@mac.com – Subject: Your bottles are painted with lead paint – I recently discovered that the red paint on your reusable glass milk bottles is lead paint. It is more than 20,000 ppm lead. – There is no regulation on this at all, so – to…