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#Leaded: Russian Khokhloma Wooden Decorated Spoon, 1985

#Leaded: Russian Khokhloma Wooden Decorated Spoon, 1985

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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…

Misha / Mishka 1980 Russian Olympics Figurine: 16,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is considered unsafe in items intended for use by kids.

Misha / Mishka 1980 Russian Olympics Figurine: 16,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is considered unsafe in items intended for use by kids.

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Misha / Mishka 1980 Russian Olympics Mascot, Moscow. Tested with an XRF instrument, positive for lead at 16,500 +/- 500 ppm and cadmium at 111 +/- 12 ppm. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating or 100…