Tamara, did you block me?
Hi all. There were some questions today (on the “interwebs” – specifically Facebook) about me blocking people. Over the past 4 or 5 months I have begun to remove some people from my “Facebook Friends” list – and in a few cases, block them – just to clean up and simplify my personal…
Another nomination opportunity! I would love to test Kylie and Ellen’s dishes for them! Could you please nominate me?
Please click the image to read about this amazing opportunity! As many of you know, I have been trying to come up with new ways to bring attention to the issue of Lead-painted baby bottles (and the larger issue of the Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and other potently toxic heavy metals) commonly [needlessly] still found…
Can I send in one of my dishes (or other items) to test for Lead? Yes, maybe — but read this first! Thanks.
Updated: Saturday — July 27, 2024 Question: Tamara, can I send you one of my dishes to test for Lead? Or — if not a dish — some other toy, jewelry, trinket, heirloom, whatever? Answer: Yes (maybe)! For baby bottles or collectible decorated/ painted glassware: If you would like to send in a piece of painted/…
Just two more months!
Chip In Link: https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/
Dear Natural Baby Mama readers who have questions about XRF testing, please read this.
I have written this in response to a lot of questions I get from readers who follow the blogger Natural Baby Mama. Since I get the same questions and concerns “on the regular,” I thought I would address all of the concerns that have come up here, in one article. Please do take the time to read…
August 2019 Lead Safe Mama Amazon Affiliate Income Update
The spreadsheet below shows the full history of Amazon affiliate income for Lead Safe Mama, LLC (since we signed up as an affiliate in December of 2016. It’s interesting observing both the monthly patterns and the growth as it relates to other developments and milestones for Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Continue reading below the graphic…
Lead Safe Mama’s Back-To-School Shopping Guide – Items I actually use with my family.
Originally written and published: August 7, 2019 Hello friends! Below is a simple version of what I am calling my “Back-To-School Shopping Guide”. These recommendations are based on what I what I feel are safer choices for children to use, and what I personally buy for my own family. I may not have tested each of the…
Lead Safe Mama is hiring subcontractors to help with projects
Published: Tuesday – August 6, 2019 Updated: September 2023 Hi friends! Lead Safe Mama, LLC needs help in a few key areas to keep up with the number of inquiries and request for assistance that we have each day, as well as to maintain and grow the business. Please let me know if you know…
Did you get this booklet when you moved in to your pre-1978 rental? Your landlord could be fined $16,000 if you did not.
Because people might find it a little difficult to locate this important document online, I have posted both a link here (click the image above or below to see the document on the EPA’s site), and as a backup [given that so much essential information and vital scientific data has been deleted from the EPA’s website…
#LeadSafeMama Advertising Contract Income Year One (2018/2019): $25,930.05
I finally know how much advertising income my website can bring in in one year! While it may seem odd to some newcomers to my site that I share my income figures publicly – here’s why I write about my stats periodically (including my income from Amazon affiliate links, advertising and elsewhere): GRATITUDE: Since my…
You know you’ve made an impact when…the Pyrex Passion group on Facebook has banned any conversation about Lead in the group!
I don’t know who added me to this group on Facebook, but whoever did it probably did so just because they knew how funny (tragically funny) I would find this. Here’s the post I wrote for this group tonight: Since I am going to get kicked out of this group anyway (I am not sure…
Prince Harry + Meghan are asking for nominations on Instagram by Monday. Please consider nominating @LeadSafeMama. TIA.
The Sussex Royal account on Instagram (Prince Harry + Meghan) is using the month of August 2019 to highlight the work of 15 change-makers by following only those change-makers’ accounts for the remainder of the month of August starting on Monday. They have unfollowed everyone else and will be adding only these 15 new accounts,…
Lead Safe Mama’s work is featured on Better Homes & Gardens Australia today!
This morning I logged in to check the traffic on my blog (as I do many mornings) and I noticed that there were already more than 5,000 views (and it wasn’t even 8:00 a.m. yet!) I traced the source of the traffic using the handy “spy-tools” on the back end of my website and found…
Click the link to learn more! (Wait, what? Is this click bait? What are you selling?)
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,…
What’s happening for Lead Poisoning Prevention Month in your neck of the woods? A 2019 guide!
Please let the LeadSafeMama team know about the 2019 Lead Poisoning Prevention Month events in your neck of the woods and we will post them here in the guide below! Send an email to TamaraRubin at Mac dot com with the following information and we will add it here to our event listing for the…
Christmas in July? Are you ready for the holidays? Click to read about a 72-hour “Special Offer” just for Lead Safe Mama readers!
Why I’m doing this: …Because you asked! I am doing this in an effort to expand the database of free information here on this site. Each and every day I get hundreds of communications (via e-mail, facebook messages, text messages and other places [that I check less frequently] – like Instagram and Twitter!) and many…
1995 Franciscan Desert Rose China, Made in England: 47,800 ppm Lead on the food surface! 90 is unsafe for a child.
When this Franciscan Desert Rose Pattern China (Made in the England by Johnson Brothers in 1995) was tested with an XRF instrument it came in at 47,800 +/- 1,400 ppm lead. It is negative for Cd (cadmium), As (arsenic) and Hg (mercury), however that is one heck of a lot of lead to be found…
Lead Safe Mama is Scheduling Now for Lead Poisoning Prevention Month Events in October 2019!
If you are interested in scheduling a Lead Safe Mama event (speaking engagement, one-on-one personal home consultation, testing party, community outreach event, corporate employee education event or lunch-and-learn, etc.) contact Tamara directly at: TamaraRubin at Mac dot com. The current October 2019 calendar is the image above (and below the image has more specific details.)…
Lead Safe Mama’s Updated Bio for 2019 (+ new pics!)
Originally published July 24, 2019 Updated November 16, 2019 Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker and mother of four sons. Her four sons are now 23, 17, 14 and 11. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S. government…
New article (including Lead Safe Mama interview) on Vice.com: “Millions of kids are exposed to Lead…”
Click the image below to read the full article. By Ankita Rao July 23, 2019 Millions of Kids Are Exposed to Lead Because the U.S. Prefers to Protect Landlords Exposure to lead can cause permanent brain damage, a lower IQ, and other health problems. But without federal regulations, most people don’t know they’re impacted until…
July 2019: Huge shout-out to Daron Jackson Photography for the new portraits she did for my family (& my website)!
Here’s my family portrait from 2009 —10 years ago! You may have noticed I have been using the same family portrait on website posts and in the news for a very long time! Why? Finances, for one (it’s not always possible to set aside $ for this sort of thing when feeding your family is…
Antique/vintage cut-out (lick-the-back) embossed stickers with glitter: 6,385 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids)
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)…
Vintage “Historical America Betsy Ross Showing The First Flag” Dish by Homer Laughlin: 57,200 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe]
This plate was purchased at an antique store in Oregon in 2018. The text on the back is as follows: Historical America Betsy Ross Showing the First Flag…1777 Homer Laughlin China Co. Made in USA Picture Reproduced From Original Painting By Joseph Boggs Beale Copyright – Modern Enterprises, Philadelphia, Pa. Continue reading below the image….
Vintage Lenox Temper-Ware Fall Bounty Plate: 173,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for children) + 1,775 ppm Arsenic
This vintage Temper-ware by Lenox (Made in the USA, Fall Bounty pattern) was a likely source of Lead exposure for a child. Mama sent me this plate to test after she first confirmed it was positive for Lead by testing it with a swab. While not all vintage dishes will test positive with a LeadCheck swab…