Thanksgiving

A day to be thankful! [For your help in making these product recalls possible!]

A day to be thankful! [For your help in making these product recalls possible!]

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Thursday – November 24, 2022 Below are the links to information about each of the product recalls you (LeadSafeMama.com readers) helped make happen – SO FAR – this year (2022!) [More are in the pipeline!] Original Jumping Jumperoo Article Jumping Jumperoo Recall Article Original (first!) Nuk Lead Painted Baby Bottle Article Nuk Lead Painted Baby…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!

Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!

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When tested with an XRF instrument the decorative / ornamental plaster pumpkin pictured here had the following readings: With XRF focused on the white surface of the pumpkin 60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 2 ppm Titanium (Ti): 122,300 +/- 3,100 ppm With…

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…

This morning – 11/28/2019 LeadSafeMama.com reached 4,400,000 unique all-time views! Thank YOU!

This morning – 11/28/2019 LeadSafeMama.com reached 4,400,000 unique all-time views! Thank YOU!

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Happy Thanksgiving 2019… I am THANKFUL for YOU! Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama Continue reading below this image… UPDATE: And later that day…. (technically in the wee hours the next morning – Friday, November 29th!) this happened: November popped in to the “6th Best Month Ever” place on the blog – for most page views in one month…

Our Thanksgiving Tradition: Music, History, Storytelling & Humor! Alice’s Restaurant – the song!

Our Thanksgiving Tradition: Music, History, Storytelling & Humor! Alice’s Restaurant – the song!

Every Thanksgiving with my mother (Helene), growing up in Hingham, Mass we would listen to Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant!  Since we were from Massachusetts (and since it was the 1970s!!!) it felt like home, like our very own anthem! (I miss you mom!) Happy Thanksgiving everyone! They have it on Amazon too! Link here.* For those…

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead. “Decorative” holiday pieces are not regulated in the same way as functional dishware.

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Pumpkin Mug, Made In China: 17,400 ppm Lead & 381 ppm Cadmium! “Double Nice Co., LTD.” Many seasonal mugs are sold as novelty items and not only are novelty items not regulated for toxicity (in many instances the manufacturers actually claim they are not intended for children, even though they are obviously styled to be marketed…