XRF Testing

#FidgetSpinner: Orange Camo Plastic

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017

Orange Camo Plastic Spinner with Black Bearing Circles. Lead Testing Results: 85 +/- 23 ppm lead. Very LOW – considered SAFE by all standards! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: June 2017 (?). Vendor/ Brand: Hyperdictive Camo Fidget Spinner (Camo Flame) [affiliate link]* *I am including my affiliate link for the fidgets I…

#FidgetSpinner: XDesign Black Plastic

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017

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Sent in by: Sheryl (Minnesota). Black Plastic. Lead Test Result: Positive. Lead Level: 129 +/- 85 ppm, VERY LOW, considered safe by all standards. Purchase Price: $12.99. Date Purchased: June 2017. Vendor/ Brand: “XDesign” [affiliate link]* *I am including my affiliate link for the fidgets I can find on Amazon, however given the unpredictability of these products and the…

#FidgetSpinner: White Plastic

June 23, 2017July 9, 2017

White Plastic with Black Bearing Circles. Made in China. Lead Testing Results: Negative/ ND / “Non-Detect” for Lead. Purchase Price: $3.86. Date Purchased: June 2017. Sent in by Martina in Texas (direct from Amazon.) Vendor/ Brand: LeShop Fidget Spinner White [affiliate link]* *I am including my affiliate link for the fidgets I can find on Amazon, however given the…

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

June 23, 2017May 24, 2019

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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),…

Bunnykins Baby Set (c. 1970s): 73,800 ppm Lead (over 90 ppm is unsafe for kids)

June 23, 2017January 31, 2024

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This Bunnykins vintage (1970s?) ceramic dish set tested positive with an XRF for 73,800 parts per million Lead. Learn more about XRF instruments and XRF testing here, and here. If this were sold today (with this level of Lead), it would be considered highly illegal because it is a dishware set sold specifically for use…

1991 Beatrix Potter Wedgwood Peter Rabbit Baby Dishes: 52,000 ppm Lead (over 90 ppm is considered unsafe & illegal today)

June 23, 2017January 23, 2024

For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 8 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our EIGHTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Blue plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Red plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Blue…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 7 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SEVENTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets Tested in This Video Include: Dark Blue Plastic Fidget. Purple Plastic Fidget. Stainless Steel Silver Colored Fidget. Pink Metallic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 6 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SIXTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video include: Red Plastic Spinner with Black Bearings. Silver Metallic Plastic Spinner. Dark Green Cammo Plastic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 5 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FIFTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video: X-Design Black Plastic Spinner. White Plastic Spinner. Orange Cammo Plastic Spinner.

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 4 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FOURTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Gray 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Light Pink 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Magenta…

Fidget Spinner Testing Results

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

This is the tally of the results we tracked testing fidget spinners this past week! Click here (data is being uploaded tonight) to see images of each of the spinners and their results! If you would like to contribute to support my advocacy work, click here. Thank you!

Viral Again! Walmart Jelly Shoes (Video)

June 20, 2017June 27, 2018

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)

June 13, 2017May 5, 2023

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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)

June 13, 2017June 20, 2017

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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)

June 13, 2017June 20, 2017

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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)

June 13, 2017November 5, 2018

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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!

Dr. Mercola “Metals Free” Frying Pan: 14,900 ppm Lead. Check out the 140+ comments on this one, too!

June 9, 2017April 17, 2024

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Introduction (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)…

Would you like me to test your fidget?

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017

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Do you want me to test your fidget spinner for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic? I would LOVE to test your fidget spinner! Note: While the consumer available swab test (that you can buy at most hardware stores) might work for some fidget spinners they will not detect lead in most spinners and they will not detect other…