What are YOUR kids’ favorite movies?
Here are my son Charlie’s top pics!
Charlie - Age 12-1/2 (2020)
The Cat Returns
Wolf Walkers
Song of the Sea
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
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Recent & Important Articles:
Fagus wooden crane attachment for basic wooden truck toy: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free – in all components.
2020· crane toy· Fagus· Fagus wooden crane toy· Fagus wooden toy· Natural Wooden Toy· Unpainted Wooden Toy· Wood· Wood Toys· Wooden Toy· Wooden Toys
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Published: December 14, 2020
Fagus Crane for Basic Wooden Truck
When members of a Facebook group for wooden toys tested this item (earlier this year) using different methodologies (XRF testing and reactive agent testing using a home kit), they had mixed (and ...
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This Nerf Super Soaker XP20 water gun (sold at Target) was recalled — but BABY BOTTLES with greater Lead levels were NOT. Why?
#LeadedBabyBottle· 2020 Toy Recall· Baby· Baby Bottle· Baby Bottles· Baby Bottles With Lead· CPSC Violation· CPSIA Violation· Glass· Glass Baby Bottle· Glass Baby Bottles· Glass Bottle· Glass Bottles· Lead Paint· Lead Painted Baby Bottle· Lead Painted Glass· Nerf Gun· Recalled Toy· Summer Toys· Super Soaker· Water Gun
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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From readers: Our Place says their Always Pan is Lead-free. They sent me their test results. Tamara, can you explain?
2020· Always Pan· Always Pan by Our Place· From Our Place· Frying Pan· Frying Pans· Our Place· Pots & Pans· Pots and Pans
Please read the full post
(below the linked report from the manufacturer.)
December 11, 2020 - Friday
In response to the original article I wrote - with the testing results for the XRF testing (total metals content testing) we did on the Always Pan (link here), readers of the Lead ...
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“Lead-Free/ Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan (From Our Place) tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology
#AskTamara· 2020· 2020 Always Pan· 2020 Purple Ceramic Frying Pan· Ad-Free Article· Always Pan· Always Pan by Our Place· Cast Aluminum· Cast Aluminum Pan· Frying Pan· Frying Pans· Lead Contaminated Aluminum· Our Place· Pot· Pots & Pans· Pots and Pans· Sauce Pan· Saucepan
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10 Minutes With Tamara video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 2 of 2
#TenMinutesWithTamara· 2020· Australia· Australia Interview· Autism· Jodie in Australia· Ten Minutes With Tamara
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 ...
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10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 1 of 2
#TenMinutesWithTamara· 2020· Australia· Australia Interview· Autism· Jodie in Australia· Ten Minutes With Tamara
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 ...
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#StandBy #TuneIn #AlwaysPan @LeadSafeMama – Later tonight I will be reporting the full XRF test results for the “Our Place” Always Pan in Lavender.
#AskTamara· 2020· 2020 Always Pan· 2020 Purple Ceramic Frying Pan· Frying Pan· Frying Pans· Pot· Pots & Pans· Pots and Pans· Sauce Pan· Saucepan
Monday - December 7, 2020
7:19 p.m. EST
Lead Safe Mama readers direct and fund the testing of consumer goods that is reported on this blog. What this sometimes means is that when there is a very popular product making its way around the Internet I usually get a LOT of requests to test that ...
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Pandemic Victories: Using time at home with my kids 24/7 to accomplish goals (teach skills!) outside the realm of “schooling” (like showering & sleeping alone!)
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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Well, I just want to say THANK YOU! November was amazing in so many ways! Click through to read all of the milestones!
December 2, 2020 - Wednesday
Here are all of the milestones hit in November 2020:
LeadSafeMama.com passed EIGHT MILLION unique all-time views on 11/30/2020!
November closed out with 250,377 page views, making it the BEST NOVEMBER EVER here on the blog!
November closed out ...
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2018 Jungle Jumparoo positive for 53,600 ppm Lead in yellow painted components. 90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids.
2020· 2022 CPSC Recall· 2022 Product Recall· 2022 Recall· CPSC· CPSC Recall· CPSC Violation· CPSC Violation 2022· CPSIA· CPSIA Violation· Jumparoo· Jumparoo Recall· Jungle Jumparoo
Published: Tuesday - December 1, 2020
Updated: Wednesday - December 2, 2020
Jungle Jumparoo - c. December 2018
When tested with an XRF instrument, the Jungle Jumaparoo (pictured here) tested positive for a high level of Lead on the yellow painted metal components. The yellow ...
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Longchamp Le Pilage bag (more than 30,000,000 sold & a Kate Middleton favorite) tests positive for unsafe levels Lead.
#LongchampLePilage· 2020· Hand bag· Handbag· Leaded Purses· Longchamp· Longchamp Bag· Longchamp Le Pilage Bag· Longchamp Purse· Purse· Purses· Zipper· Zippers
#LongchampLePilage #Longchamp Advertising image for this bag, as seen on the linked Glamor article below (from Nordstrom).Photos below are of the exact bag tested. Photos taken by me.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a ...
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For LSM fans: Support the work of Lead Safe Mama with a gift of $25 this holiday season & I will send you a little something!
Sunday - November 29, 2020
Hi friends! For those who are new here, this might sound like an unusual idea or request - it's really an opportunity for the hardcore friends and fans of the Lead Safe Mama website and work to help with an end-of-year contribution in exchange for a "perk" that will ...
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THREE years ago today I was illegally arrested for a crime I did not commit…
Saturday - November 28, 2020
Three years ago today I was illegally arrested for a crime I did not commit (& handcuffed & taken to jail in a black unmarked SUV.)
I definitely have PTSD around this date - but just wanted to mark the passing of time on this with a quick blog post.
If you ...
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