Silicone Cup

XRF test results for a Boon Nursh silicone and plastic baby bottle (in light pink)

October 23, 2022July 27, 2023

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)…

Teal Silikids Thick Silicone Child’s Cup: Lead Free, Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free

January 14, 2019July 27, 2023

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Here’s an Amazon affiliate link to this cup: https://amzn.to/2suqTk9 When tested with an XRF instrument this thick silicone teal colored child’s cup (from Silikids) had the following readings: (Testing done for 90 seconds, if a metal is not listed below it was not detected.) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Non-Detect…

#MenstrualCupGate2018

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

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Menstrual Cup | Menstrual Cups | Silicone | Silicone Cup | Silicone with trace Cadmium

I’ve created this post as a bit of a wrap-up/timeline for the menstrual cups testing I did, including the results posted here and on Facebook as well as the company responses received from Lena. February 4th, I posted initial test results post on Facebook (Lena Cup) February 5th, I updated my post (had previously posted…

#LeadFree: Green Silicone Eva Cup

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

Eva Cup: Tested negative for lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg), but consistent with most of the silicone products I have tested it was positive for trace cadmium (Cd). I did two tests: One came in at 12 +/- 6 ppm Cd The second test came in at 18 +/- 7 ppm Cd Tested…

#LeadFree: Luna Cup, Purple

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

As with all of the menstrual cups I have tested so far (from four different brands: Lena, Luna, Diva and Eva) this brand-new (was ordered and sent to me directly) purple silicone menstrual cup from Luna was positive for trace cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument. See all of my menstrual cup posts by…

Diva Brand White Silicone Menstrual Cup: Lead-free but positive for traces of Cadmium. Safe by all current regulatory standards (what does this mean?)

February 24, 2018July 27, 2023

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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 by…

Lena’s Final Follow Up Post on My Page (so far)

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

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This is the final post from Lena on my Facebook Page. I included both a typed version (I typed it up, excuse any typos!) and a screenshot version here (grabbed from when they originally made the comment.) I can’t seem to find this comment in the hundreds of comments on my page. They may have…

#LeadFree: Pink Lena Cup

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 22 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic. Lena’s response to this post on Facebook. #MenstrualCupGate2018 – From my original (updated) Facebook post: To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for the presence of toxicants (like cadmium), as found when…

My Feb 5 Facebook Post Response to Lena Cup

February 24, 2018

Below is my response to the comment posted by Lena Cup on my LeadSafeMama Facebook page from February 5, 2018, exactly as posted on Facebook. #MenstrualCupGate2018 Click here to read the comment I am responding to. Please share this one!!! – 1) so my Facebook page is “unofficial” – okay? Unofficial what? How? – 2)…

#LeadFree: Blue Lena Cup

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 19 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic. Lena’s response to this post on Facebook. – From my original (updated) Facebook post on February 4th: To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for the presence of toxicants (like cadmium), as…

February 2018 Response from Lena Cup

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

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In February of 2018 I posted on Facebook that I had found trace levels of cadmium (at amounts that were considered safe by all standards) in silicone menstrual cups, and specifically two different menstrual cups from the brand “Lena” had each tested positive for trace cadmium. This level of cadmium in “medical grade” silicone products…

Soft green silicone toddler cup by Green Sprouts Brand: Positive for 20 +/- 6 ppm Cadmium [a known carcinogen].

March 9, 2017July 27, 2023

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Green Sprouts Silicone Child’s Cup: Lead Free! When tested with an XRF instrument the Green Sprouts brand soft silicone toddler cup pictured below (a 2015 cup that was tested in March of 2017) had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect [ND] / negative Cadmium (Cd): 20 +/-…

#LeadFree: Silicone Muffin Cups

March 1, 2017November 21, 2018

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Silicone Muffin Cups: Lead Free! Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone for participating. As always, please feel free to ask questions. Click here for more #SaferChoices in bakeware for your family! Click here…