Silver Plate

2010 Lenox Opal Innocence china (Made In USA): 68 ppm Lead on the food surface. This is safe by all standards.

March 11, 2020May 3, 2021

Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing (a…

Vintage Winthrop silver plate Gerber Baby spoon: Lead-Free, 14.7% silver! This is safe for babies to use! Do you have one?

March 6, 2020December 3, 2023

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This was purchased at an antique store (for $12) and I don’t know how old it is. If you happen to have one of these at home (from your childhood) and know the year made, please let me know and I will update the post accordingly! Thank you. Gerber baby spoon – handle Zinc (Zn):…

“Sliver” Swiss cheese knife: 19,300 +/- 800 ppm Lead in handle (for context: ≥90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items)

May 27, 2019July 11, 2024

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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,…

#Leaded: Vintage Silver Bordered Plate

December 3, 2017December 3, 2023

Vintage plate with “silver” border (goes with mug posted previously) it turns out the “silver” is achieved by using leaded glaze! Plate is 1,222 ppm lead, “silver” border is 74,200 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything…

#AskTamara: Q. Does my child’s trumpet mouthpiece have unsafe levels of lead? A. “Yes, most do.” Click the image to learn more.

January 30, 2017December 3, 2023

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#AskTamara – Question: Does my child’s trumpet mouthpiece contain unsafe levels of lead? – Answer: In most cases, yes. – Please continue reading below for more information. Leaded Trumpet Mouthpieces. Only one of the mouthpieces pictured here has no lead. – Trumpet mouthpieces (and mouthpieces on any brass instruments for that matter) are not regulated…