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#LeadSafeMama just quietly passed 24,000 Followers on Facebook! And the winner is Dawn Bowden!

Elara Dolomite Polished Marble Look Tile from tilebar: 384 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Dolphin Oak Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 238 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Montana Chestnut Natural Wood Look tile from tilebar: ND (negative) for Pb, As, Hg, Cd & Sb.

Traverse Kyoto Taupe Porcelain Tile from TileBar: 37 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

Vives Fremont Natural Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 268 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Wellington Ecru Stone-Look Porcelain Tile From TileBar: Negative for Pb, As, Cd, Hg, & Sb!

Soleras Avana French porcelain tile from tilebar: 284 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)

DuJour Polished Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: 1,502 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)

Traverse Cathedral ceramic tile from TileBar: 255 +/- 33 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)

Traverse Mollusk ceramic tile from tilebar: 40 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

Dujour Natural Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: “ND” (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic

Calacatta Gold Polished Marble tile from tilebar: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic

#AskTamara: “Are the 3M Lead Check swabs sufficient to test the surfaces of toys? Is it better than nothing?”

Caveman Cups Heavy Duty “Extreme Use” Stainless Steel Pint Cups: #Safe! Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic

Don’t let kids play with vintage Avon pieces. This 1973 Elephant Perfume Pin contains 31,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) and 492 Arsenic.

Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your kids play with these dolls. 75 ppm Cadmium (& higher) is illegal in Denmark.

Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.

Vintage Plastic Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.

Avi’s 8th Grade Science Class Experiment: “How does the elemental composition of glass marbles affect their color?”

March 27, 2019 – Wednesday, 1:52 p.m. I just got a response from Tupperware. Click to read full exchange.

What should I do with my vintage dishes? My dream answer (for some point in the future!) … A giant plastic box.

#Stats: Probably going to hit 3,000,000 all time views by midnight tomorrow night! That’s 1,000,000 page views in 12 days.

Discovery Kids 2017 DCL “MerchSource” Magnetic Tile Toys: 18 +/- 2 ppm Arsenic (in the metal hollow rivets.)