Walmart

Walmart Holiday Time plug-in Christmas Lights: Lead-free! (8,188 ppm Antimony — a fire retardant & known carcinogen)

Walmart Holiday Time plug-in Christmas Lights: Lead-free! (8,188 ppm Antimony — a fire retardant & known carcinogen)

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  This newly-purchased (2018) set of Walmart brand “Holiday Time” 16 Function Multicolor Mini Lights (pictured above with 150 lights and a green wire strand) was tested with an XRF instrument. It was not disassembled for testing, so only accessible parts that one would normally touch when using them (installing them or operating them) were tested….

Please click and read for more info! Walmart Holiday Time LED Christmas Lights With Green Wire: Lead Free!!! #Yay!

Please click and read for more info! Walmart Holiday Time LED Christmas Lights With Green Wire: Lead Free!!! #Yay!

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  This newly purchased (2018) set of Walmart brand “Holiday Time” 8-function battery-operated LED multicolor mini lights (pictured above) was tested with an XRF instrument. It was not disassembled for testing, so only accessible parts that one would normally touch when using them (installing them or operating them) were tested. To learn more about XRF…

Walmart Expert Gardener Light Duty Garden Hose New (2017), Made In USA: 52 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

Walmart Expert Gardener Light Duty Garden Hose New (2017), Made In USA: 52 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.

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This “Expert Gardener” “Light Duty” garden hose was tested new on the shelf in Walmart in 2017. Only the plastic part of the hose was tested and it was positive for lead (Pb) at 52 parts per million. 52 ppm lead is a relatively low level of lead, but I would still have concerns for…

Walmart Jelly Shoes DO NOT HAVE LEAD [Says an expert (on Lead in consumer goods) who has personally tested them!]

Walmart Jelly Shoes DO NOT HAVE LEAD [Says an expert (on Lead in consumer goods) who has personally tested them!]

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#AsKTamara: Do Walmart jelly shoes for toddlers have lead? Are jelly shoes sold at Walmart responsible for my child’s lead poisoning? For folks who want a graphic to easily share about the concern for lead with Walmart Jelly shoes for toddlers (a graphic you can share on Facebook or Twitter) we created this info-graphic. You…

Brass Walmart hose nozzle (2017): 39,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe & illegal in items intended for use by kids.

Brass Walmart hose nozzle (2017): 39,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe & illegal in items intended for use by kids.

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Hose nozzle: 39,500 ppm lead. New on the shelf at Walmart in August of 2017 Tested with an XRF instrument. All yellow brass hose and gardening components I have tested have been very high lead like this one (and many also have contaminants like mercury and arsenic.) To see more of my posts related to gardening,…

#LeadFree: Clear Glass Dish From Walmart

#LeadFree: Clear Glass Dish From Walmart

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Newer clear glass plate (tested in 2014), purchased at Walmart. #LeadFREE! Non-detect for lead when tested with an XRF instrument. (Lemon included for size!) Here are some Amazon links* to similar lead-free clear-glass choices on Amazon: 1) http://amzn.to/2D5DhL6 2) http://amzn.to/2DfxTZb 3) http://amzn.to/2myQWTU Would you like to see more test results like this? Please help me…

Lead in Fishing Gear Sold at Walmart (Video)

Lead in Fishing Gear Sold at Walmart (Video)

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This is a little video (just 4 minutes, 48 seconds long) about lead in fishing gear. If you are interested in supporting my independent consumer goods advocacy work please consider contributing via GoFundMe here, or Chip In via PayPal here. Thank you! As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask! Sincerely, Tamara…

#AskTamara – Question: Do Walmart jelly shoes have Lead? & if not, why do people think they do? [Video]

#AskTamara – Question: Do Walmart jelly shoes have Lead? & if not, why do people think they do? [Video]

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In response to concern of parents around the country about the potential for lead (Pb) contamination in “Jelly Shoes” sold by Walmart, I decided to take a trip to Walmart with my friend Carissa from Creative Green Living and to bring with us an X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer (also called an XRF or an XRF Instrument),…

Viral Again! Walmart Jelly Shoes (Video)

Viral Again! Walmart Jelly Shoes (Video)

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Carissa and I posted this video (embedded video is at the bottom of the page) on Facebook yesterday evening at 5:27 p.m. Just over 25 hours later, at 6:37 p.m. tonight, the video had 22,000+ views and the post had reached 73,494 people!  Just 19 minutes later I checked back and the views were at 23,000+…

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart! Clear Glasses (video)

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart! Clear Glasses (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For more lead-free kitchen choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you! Clear Drinking Glasses from Tamara Rubin on Vimeo.

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Crockpots (video)

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Crockpots (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For lead-free kitchen choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you!

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Pioneer Woman Glasses (video)

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Pioneer Woman Glasses (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For more lead-free glassware choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you!

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Pioneer Woman Dishes (video)

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Pioneer Woman Dishes (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For lead-free dishware choices, click here! To support these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you!