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#XRFTesting: CamelBak Pink Unicorn Water Bottle

March 3, 2017

CamelBak Pink Unicorn Bottle: Lead Free! For more lead-free water bottles click here. Click here for more #SaferChoices for your family! • #XRFTesting Some of the links on this page may be affiliate links where a purchase made after clicking will support this website without costing you extra! Affiliate link disclosure: If you choose to purchase any items after clicking the…

#LeadFree: Child’s Camelbak Water Bottle

March 3, 2017March 9, 2023

CamelBak Green Dinosaur Bottle: Lead Free. For more lead-free water bottles click here. Click here for more #SaferChoices for your family! • #XRFTesting Some of the links on this page may be affiliate links where a purchase made after clicking will support this website without costing you extra! Affiliate link disclosure: If you choose to purchase any items after clicking…

#Leaded: Clint Eastwood Mug

March 3, 2017January 28, 2018

Clint Eastwood Mug by Polona Polona: 12,500 ppm lead, 13 ppm cadmium. (Lead on the inside too.) For lead-safe mug choices click here. Click here for more #SaferChoices for your family! • #XRFTesting Some of the links on this page may be affiliate links where a purchase made after clicking will support this website without costing you extra! …

2017 Oxo Silicone Spatula: Lead-free, however it was positive for 24 ppm Cadmium (a safe level by all current standards).

March 3, 2017March 6, 2020

Oxo Black Silicone Spatula: Lead Free, Cadmium: 24 +/- 10 ppm. NOTE: While this particular item (the exact one tested is pictured below) was Lead-free (non-detect for Lead with an XRF instrument) I have also tested many items from this brand that were positive for trace levels of Lead in the rubberized handles. As a…

Stainless Steel Knife by Wallace: Lead Free

March 3, 2017November 24, 2018

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Stainless Flatware from “Wallace”: Lead Free Modern one-piece / single metal (seamless) flatware marked “stainless steel” and manufactured in recent years (regardless of country of origin) should all be lead free. As always, please feel free to ask questions. Here are some good choices to look at: Oneida IKEA Henckles Lenox Stainless Steel is primarily composed of chromium,…

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#LeadFreeToys: Truck Transformer

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Red & Blue Plastic Toy Transformer Truck: Lead Free! [Brand unknown] Modern hard plastic toys designed and sold as intended for children (manufactured today/recently) should all be lead free. As always, please feel free to ask questions. Click this link for some good #LeadSafe / #LeadFree toy truck choices for younger children! Click here for more #SaferChoices…

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#XRFTesting: Lead Free Williams Sonoma Veggie Peeler

March 3, 2017June 23, 2022

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Veggie Peeler (larger photo below) from Williams Sonoma; 95% Copper! Most of the veggie peelers I have tested have been lead-free with the following exceptions (which have often tested positive for lead (and/or cadmium) in my experience): Vintage plastic handles Vintage rubberized handles Vintage metal that is grey and dull (not stainless) Vintage painted metal…

#LeadedAccessories: Longchamps coin purse.

March 3, 2017December 23, 2022

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Small Longchamps Purse Hardware: Lead = 77 ppm, Mercury = 346 ppm, Gold = 1,644 ppm. Many of the purses I have tested (both expensive and inexpensive) have tested positive for mercury and / or lead in the hardware. I haven’t yet found a brand of purse that I recommend as consistently testing free of…

#LeadFree: Yellow Plastic Toy Car Transformer

March 3, 2017June 19, 2018

Yellow Plastic Toy Car: Lead Free! Modern hard plastic toys designed and sold as intended for children (manufactured today/recently) should all be lead free. As always, please feel free to ask questions. Click this link for some good #LeadSafe / #LeadFree toy car choices for younger children! Click here for more #SaferChoices for your family!…

#GuerrillaXRFTesting: Target Threshold 2017 White Dishes (video)

March 3, 2017May 17, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

March 1, 2017 response from iPlay, the owners of the Green Sprouts sippy cup brand: “Thank you for your letter to i play.”

March 1, 2017December 13, 2020

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Originally Published: March 1, 2017 Hello all! Here is the response I got today from i play. I asked their permission to share it with all of you. I am thrilled that they are back on the right track (responsible engagement/cooperative problem-solving — vs. the heavy-handed saber-rattling from their attorneys that unfortunately, along with and ad…

#LeadFree: Williams Sonoma Stainless Measuring Cup

March 1, 2017October 29, 2018

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Williams Sonoma Stainless Steel Measuring Cup: Lead Free!, SS #304 Modern stainless marked and sold as stainless steel (manufactured today or recently) should all be lead free. Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone…

#LeadFree: Smart Planet Plastic Spork

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Smart Planet Green Plastic Spork: Lead Free! Modern hard plastic flatware designed and sold as intended for children (manufactured today) should all be lead free. Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone for participating….

Stainless SS #304 Flatware Spoon by Wallace: Lead Free

March 1, 2017November 24, 2018

Stainless Spoon by Wallace: Lead Free, SS #304 Modern stainless seamless (one-piece items) flatware should all be lead free. Click here to see other similar flatware. Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone for…

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Williams Sonoma: Stainless Measuring Spoons

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

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Williams Sonoma Measuring Spoons: Lead Free! Modern stainless measuring spoons should all be lead free. Click here to see other similar spoons. Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone for participating. As always, please…

#LeadFree: Silicone Muffin Cups

March 1, 2017November 21, 2018

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Silicone Muffin Cups: Lead Free! Hello! These are some of the results of our recent testing parties. I will be updating each of these posts with more details very soon. Thank you everyone for participating. As always, please feel free to ask questions. Click here for more #SaferChoices in bakeware for your family! Click here…

Lead-free! Planet Box Lunch Box

March 1, 2017May 17, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

#LeadSafe Dishes: Polish Pottery

March 1, 2017April 3, 2018

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Polish Pottery: 50 ppm lead. Hello! These are some of the results of recent XRF testing. The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for use by children is 90 parts per million and higher. Dishware is not considered “for use by children” and is therefore not regulated in the same…

#LeadedSippyCups: KPIX San Francisco News Story

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

KPIX San Francisco, news piece about lead found in the Green Sprouts sippy cup. Please click on the image below to read the story on their site and watch the video of their original news story. Published/ Aired February 11, 2017 Click here to support my advocacy work testing consumer goods for lead and working…

Supporting Details & Studies on the Appropriateness of #XRFTesting

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

This post was written as supporting documentation to a post about the Green Sprouts sippy cup focusing on the appropriateness and efficacy of XRF testing as a methodology for consumer goods testing. Thanks for reading! If you take the time to read this and follow the links, I applaud your efforts to better understand the concerns…

Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers

February 26, 2017December 10, 2019

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Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers. 57,800 ppm lead (on the painted decorations). Lids are lead-free (non-detect for lead with XRF). XRFTesting. To help research safer choices for your family, click here. To learn more about testing for lead, click here.

Small vintage milk glass Pyrex mixing bowl: 893 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe in kid’s items & most milk glass has some Lead)

February 26, 2017May 1, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?

February 10, 2017May 15, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

My original letter to the makers of the Green Sprouts sippy cup, following my findings of Lead paint on their glass insert.

February 10, 2017December 13, 2020

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Newly manufactured (2017) sippy cup: tested positive for 3,003 ppm Lead (using XRF technology). Originally published: February 10, 2017 Updated: 12/13/2020 Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to to see a full size PDF of my original letter (dated January 30, 2017) that was written to the manufacturer of Green Sprouts products…