#LeadSafeMama: “Things” I need / ways you can help – April 2019.
Things I need/could really use (#1 through #5 are on the graphic below) — and some outcomes (networking/connections) I could use help with as well 😉 _______________ “Things” I need…continued: #6. A lawyer to help me sue the state pursuant to the tort claim notice (I believe our deadline to file is May 10, 2019!)…
Spring 2019 Dollar Tree Royal Norfolk Paisley Dinner Plates: 60 ppm Lead + 38 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards!)
Note: While the XRF readings below indicate that these plates are “safe by all standards”, please do not take this as a recommendation by me to purchase these plates. I only have Lead-free and Cadmium-free dishes in my home and I don’t think there is a place for any level of toxicants in our kitchenware,…
#LeadSafeMama Stats: Top Months Ever… (as of April 11, 2019)
For those who follow my blog on a regular basis, you know I get a kick out of checking out my stats… (which is actually kind of funny since I all-but-failed statistics in high school and grad-school! Maybe I’m making up for what I missed back in the day?) Anyhow… today I noticed that (as…
Yet ANOTHER toxic offering from The Pottery Barn collection!… c. 2017 squirrel shaped salt and pepper shakers: 40,800 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]
At a time when consumer awareness of environmental toxicants in general – and of tainted household products especially – is on the rise; potential for recalls are commonplace; and manufactures and distributors are moving to tighten up supply chain oversight, Pottery Barn CONTINUES to disappoint. Despite specific recalls for Pottery Barn products in the past [Link], they…
Happy Toxic Easter? Yikes!! 1977 Avon Easter Perfume pin: 6,759 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 6,018 Cadmium (75 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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Don’t let kids play with vintage jewelry. 1973 Avon Fragrance Glacé Pin: 1,296 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen.)
Modern consumer goods are considered unsafe an illegal in the country of Denmark if they have Cadmium levels at 75 ppm and higher. In Washington State the hazard level for total Cadmium content is 40 ppm or higher. There is no United States federal hazard level for total Cadmium content as detectable with an XRF instrument….
Don’t let kids play with vintage jewelry. 1971 Avon Fragrance Glacé Pin: 3,587 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe] + 275 Arsenic.
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children today is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint or coating, or anything 100 ppm Lead or higher in the substrate. Vintage items (especially vintage plastic items and vintage jewelry – and costume jewelry in general)…
1970s Yamaha Recorder: 6,652 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) 4,737 ppm Cadmium (75 is unsafe) & 1,572 ppm Mercury.
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage recorder (musical instrument) had the following readings: This is the reading with the XRF analyzer window focused on the gold of the Yamaha logo: Lead (Pb): 6,662+/- 282 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 4,737 +/-192 ppm Mercury (Hg): 1,572 +/- 107 ppm This is the reading of the brown…
I’m in Chicago this weekend. Are you?
I’m available for work, but also to meet up and visit (lunch? dinner? drinks?) and say hello and brainstorm… any or all of the above! If you are in Chicago and you would like to get together, please text me and we can see if it works out to connect! My cell: 415-609-3182. Tamara Rubin…
Thank you…. and a reminder (because many of you asked me to remind you!)
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When I give away a set of Lead-Free dishes as a prize for a contest on Facebook, these are my favorite giveaway!
Here’s my affiliate link for these dishes too! https://amzn.to/2CXuQDW This is the Corelle Winter Frost White 18-piece service for six, and this is exactly what we have in our home and use every day. When I have a Facebook contest or giveaway I usually buy these myself and have them sent directly to the winner….
#LeadSafeMama just quietly passed 24,000 Followers on Facebook! And the winner is Dawn Bowden!
And the winner is…. Dawn Bowden! Congratulations Dawn! A while back I posted that I was going to continue the #Giveaway that I started a couple of months ago… as soon as #LeadSafeMama hit 24,000 followers on Facebook to celebrate and mark the occasion I would give away a set of #LeadFreeDishes to one randomly selected…
Elara Dolomite Polished Marble Look Tile from tilebar: 384 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 384 +/- 36 ppm Barium (Ba): 226 +/- 79 ppm Zinc (Zn): 16,100 +/- 600 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,236 +/- 223 ppm Vanadium (V):…
Dolphin Oak Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 238 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 238 +/- 25 ppm Barium (Ba): 164 +/- 58 ppm Chromium (Cr): 868 +/- 92 ppm Zinc (Zn): 14,000 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu):…
Montana Chestnut Natural Wood Look tile from tilebar: ND (negative) for Pb, As, Hg, Cd & Sb.
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Barium (Ba): 371 +/- 64 ppm Chromium (Cr): 510 +/- 93 ppm Zinc (Zn): 22,600 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 123 +/- 45 ppm Iron (Fe):…
Traverse Kyoto Taupe Porcelain Tile from TileBar: 37 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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,…
Vives Fremont Natural Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 268 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 268 +/- 28 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,432 +/- 96 ppm Zinc (Zn): 29,900 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 172 +/- 50 ppm Iron (Fe):…
Wellington Ecru Stone-Look Porcelain Tile From TileBar: Negative for Pb, As, Cd, Hg, & Sb!
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,…
Soleras Avana French porcelain tile from tilebar: 284 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 284 +/- 30 ppm Barium (Ba): 240 +/- 74 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,081 +/- 133 ppm Zinc (Zn): 14,000 +/- 500 ppm Copper (Cu):…
DuJour Polished Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: 1,502 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 1,502 +/- 84 ppm Barium (Ba): 978 +/- 101 ppm Antimony (Sb): 135 +/- 31 ppm Zinc (Zn): 15,700 +/- 600 ppm Copper (Cu):…
Traverse Cathedral ceramic tile from TileBar: 255 +/- 33 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)
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,…
Traverse Mollusk ceramic tile from tilebar: 40 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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,…
Dujour Natural Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: “ND” (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Barium (Ba): 150 +/- 46 ppm Chromium (Cr): 626 +/- 85 ppm Antimony (Sb): 297 +/- 22 ppm Zinc (Zn): 1,911 +/- 94 ppm Copper (Cu):…
Calacatta Gold Polished Marble tile from tilebar: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Iron (Fe): 2,195 +/- 259 ppm Titanium (Ti): 428 +/- 85 ppm Please note that new, modern tile is currently NOT REGULATED for total Lead content…