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Today’s Theme #Spode: Click to see links to all the articles I have written about SPODE brand products

Today’s Theme #Spode: Click to see links to all the articles I have written about SPODE brand products

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  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)…

Spode Consul Cobalt pattern saucer: 21,200 ppm Lead + 730 ppm Arsenic. From 2002, this isn’t even technically vintage!

Spode Consul Cobalt pattern saucer: 21,200 ppm Lead + 730 ppm Arsenic. From 2002, this isn’t even technically vintage!

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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an 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…

English Spode “Italian” pattern bowl: 65,100 ppm Lead + 2,211 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

English Spode “Italian” pattern bowl: 65,100 ppm Lead + 2,211 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an 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…

English Spode “Italian” pattern dish: 57,900 ppm Lead + 2,058 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

English Spode “Italian” pattern dish: 57,900 ppm Lead + 2,058 Arsenic on the food surface. Do you have Spode at home?

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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an 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…

Spode Made in England “Italian” pattern newer dish: 25 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

Spode Made in England “Italian” pattern newer dish: 25 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument the Spode “Made in England” Italian pattern dish had the following readings: Test one on food surface of plate: Barium (Ba): 862 +/- 56 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,881 +/- 122 ppm Copper (Cu): 96 +/- 35 ppm Iron (Fe): 889 +/- 153 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 43 +/- 12 ppm…