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Flying Lady #3 – vintage pink Flying Lady golf balls by Spalding: 17 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

Flying Lady #3 – vintage pink Flying Lady golf balls by Spalding: 17 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

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Here’s the general introduction I provide on a lot of my posts, for those who may be new to my work (or have possibly “stumbled upon” my work – while just casually browsing, or conducting more serious research): Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention. She is also a mother…

#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls

#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls

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When tested with an XRF instrument these #3 tennis balls from Penn are negative (non-detect) for lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd.) To date, I have never tested a tennis ball that was positive for lead (although there are not a lot of vintage tennis balls arounds – so I cannot speak…