60-second test - food surface
Lead (Pb): 36 +/- 10 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 116 +/- 14 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 6,619 +/- 179 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,418 +/- 149 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 180 +/- 75 ppm
This dish had no maker's mark or other detail beyond what can be seen in the ...
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Small square white ceramic dish, no maker’s mark: Lead-free, Mercury Free, Arsenic-free, Cadmium-free.
60-second test - food surface
Barium (Ba): 913 +/- 38 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 73 +/- 11 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 2,553 +/- 93 ppm
Iron (Fe): 660 +/- 127 ppm
Vanadium (V): 4,079 +/- 317 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 8,493 +/- 548 ppm
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Square white ceramic bowl, no maker’s mark: 61 ppm Lead, safe by all standards.
60-second test - food surface
Lead (Pb): 61 +/- 13 ppm
Barium (Ba): 116 +/- 29 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 106 +/- 17 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 221 +/- 79 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 21,000 +/- 500 ppm
Iron (Fe): 830 +/- 126 ppm
Vanadium (V): 262 +/- 96 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 441 +/- 139 ppm
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Microsafe by Lenox, Continental Dining Gold: Lead-free on the food surface and logo.
60-second test - food surface - white area
Barium (Ba): 363 +/- 34 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 66 +/- 13 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 5,581 +/- 182 ppm
Copper (Cu): 81 +/- 35 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,870 +/- 194 ppm
Vanadium (V): 1,946 +/- 223 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,118 +/- 335 ppm
Painted areas (including ...
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1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China “Royal Garden Elgar”: 59,200 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China "Royal Garden Elgar"
60-second test - food surface - white area
Lead (Pb): 59,200 +/- 1,900 ppm
Barium (Ba): 125 +/- 61 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 209 +/- 36 ppm
Iron (Fe): 971 +/- 177 ppm
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Video #2 of 3 from Tamara’s Christmas Eve Interview w/ Jon Fishman, Phish Drummer & Parent of a Lead-exposed Child
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview!
Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel.
On Christmas Eve, I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer for the band Phish) about "all things Lead" (including discussing his experience with his child's Lead exposure). The ...
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Video #3 of 3 from Tamara’s Christmas Eve Interview w/ Jon Fishman, Phish Drummer & Parent of a Lead-Exposed Child
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview!
Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel.
On Christmas Eve, I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer for the band Phish) about "all things Lead" (including discussing his experience with his child's Lead exposure). The ...
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10 Minutes with Tamara: a video series introduction and overview
10 Minutes With Tamara, a video series
Early in the CoViD-19 pandemic (April 2020) I conceived of the idea for this video series, a collection of interviews with friends from around the globe — friends whose lives have been directly (or tangentially) impacted by childhood Lead exposure. I was ...
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My follow-up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery
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). ...
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Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles
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). ...
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Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).
Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem.
I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information.Not ...
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China brands associated with “quality” aren’t necessarily safe. 2001 Lenox Butterfly Meadow pattern china: 63,700 ppm Lead.
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe)
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). ...
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“Made For Retail” Black Wood Tree (Made In China, $3): Lead-free, Mercury Free & Arsenic Free
Made For Retail Black Wood Tree
2020 Holiday Season Toy / Decor
When I first got this toy (it's like a toy tree for a child's wooden train set) I thought it was plastic but the label on it says it is wood, so we'll go with heavily finished wood (unless I hear otherwise!) This toy had the following ...
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