Press Release: Toxicants (Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic) Found In Vintage Tupperware
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Another Artificial Christmas Tree Example, c. 2010: This one is LEAD-FREE and ANTIMONY-FREE
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…
1997 “Vintage” Campbell’s Soup Ceramic Mug: 11,400 ppm Lead + 1,251 ppm Cadmium [M’m! M’m! Good! NOT!]
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage (vintage is 20+ years officially, so yes – 1997 is vintage!) ceramic mug pictured here tested positive for the following metals when tested with an XRF instrument: White undecorated elements of mug (including inside of mug): Barium (Ba): 2,405 +/- 276 ppm Tin (Sn): 3,843 +/- 303…
LeadSafeMama.com broke two more records today! 2,000,000 all-time views + 300,000 views in one month!
Thank you for being here and thank you for reading my posts! My husband has expressed the concern that I am posting too many posts with milestones and statistics — but it’s hard not to, when my blog readership and site visits and shares keep breaking records! I truly want you all to know the…
Why do VINTAGE plastics (like Fisher Price & Tupperware) often contain Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Cadmium?
For starters, please consider reading this linked study (click the image below) which discusses this concern in detail: There are two reasons vintage plastics often have Lead: In brightly-colored vintage plastics, the metallic toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, and Cadmium) are often used as components of colorants in the plastics. I have also found that vintage flexible/pliable…
Scientific research paper from 2015 confirming the presence of toxicants in vintage plastics.
For those in the Tupperware camp who just can’t believe that there are toxic heavy metals in their vintage plastic dishes, I share this with you. Below is a link to a research paper from 2015 which confirmed the presence of heavy metals in vintage plastics (specifically looking at vintage plastic toys). This is a…
#LeadSafeMama just passed 23,000 Followers on Facebook! And the winner is…
A while back I posted that as soon as #LeadSafeMama hit 23,000 followers on Facebook to celebrate and mark the occasion I would give away a set of #LeadFreeDishes to one randomly selected person from the list of followers. So today, 3/14/2019 #LeadSafeMama reached that milestone and later today I will randomly choose one lucky follower…
With the incredible growth & expanded reach of my website, I’m looking for a business loan or “angel investor.”
271,828 views already in March alone (by 4:36 p.m. today) — and we’re not even half-way through the month! Imagine how much more productive and impactful my work would be if I could afford resources like AN OFFICE and CHILDCARE! 😉 _________ Do you know someone who (or some program that) might be a good…
Vintage Tupperware ORANGE cup: 3,270 ppm Cadmium + 1,058 ppm Mercury (both are extremely poisonous to humans)
To read details about the concern for toxicants in vintage Tupperware products, I encourage you to read my original post on the subject here (and – if you have time – please also read all of the comments and responses on that post for the full conversation.) Thank you! Scroll down to see all…
Vintage Tupperware BROWN bowl: Negative for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic!
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…
Vintage Tupperware YELLOW bowl: 2,677 ppm Cadmium + 15 ppm Mercury (both are extremely poisonous to humans)
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…
Thank you everyone for reading my website and sharing it with your friends. #NewBestDayEver: 106,485 unique views in one day! New #BestMonthEver, too!
I’m celebrating!!!!! Yesterday was officially the #BestDayEver here on my website, with 106,485 unique views in a single day! This was primarily due to my posts related to vintage Tupperware (link here) testing positive for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. We’ve officially dubbed this #TupperwareGate2019 and it has also brought…
Soil from Topanga / Calabasas, CA (XRF test results, March 2019).
Note: IF you are sending me soil samples to test, please follow the instructions on the link below very carefully and please send no more than one teaspoon to one tablespoon of soil per sample. When larger amounts of soil are sent, especially when surface soil is intermingled with soil under the surface, the readings are…
Vintage Tupperware GREEN bowl: 2,780 ppm Lead + 234 ppm Arsenic (both metals are poisonous to humans)
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…
Oh the irony! Vintage metal Band-Aid tin, painted in Lead Paint! 2,193 +/- 147 ppm Lead! [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage Band-Aid box had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 2,193 +/- 147 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,022 +/- 126 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,897 +/- 267 ppm Copper (Cu): 433 +/- 172 ppm Iron (Fe): 851,800 +/- 1,800 ppm Titanium (Ti): 128,600 +/- 1,200 ppm Cobalt (Co): 8,264 +/- 1,305…
Campbell’s Soups Salute America 1976 Ceramic Mug: 65,300 ppm Lead + 882 ppm Cadmium [mm ‘Lead is good food!’ NOT]
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage ceramic mug pictured here (Campbell’s Soups Salute America” – Made in Brazil) tested positive for the following metals when tested with an XRF instrument: White undecorated elements of mug (including inside of mug): Lead (Pb): 21,600 +/- 700 ppm Zinc (Zn): 11, 100 +/- 400 ppm Copper…
McDonald’s (c. 1980s?) Camp Snoopy Collection Glass: 85,100 ppm Lead + 1,827 ppm Cadmium + 99 ppm MERCURY!
To see more McDonald’s branded items I have tested, click here. When tested with an XRF instrument this Camp Snoopy collectable drinking glass (promotional giveaway from McDonald’s c. 1980s) had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 85,100 +/- 1,800 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 1,827 +/- 74 ppm Mercury (Hg): 99 +/- 39 ppm Chromium (Cr): 3,061 +/-…
c. 1996 Mickey Mouse McDonald’s Disney World 25th Anniversary Glass: 73,300 ppm Lead + 1,855 ppm Cadmium
Remember the Magic … with a dash of LEAD! (And Cadmium for good measure.) 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…
Paint on Brand new (2019) Sneaky Pete Vaporizer Borosilicate Glass Vape Tube: 6,827 ppm Lead, 2,233 ppm Cadmium, & 807 ppm Arsenic
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So… what happened at the hearing on February 19th? How did it go? What’s the latest with your legal case, Tamara?
Subtitle: OH MY F’in GOD! Are you F’IN kidding me!!!!! REALLY!!!??? HOW BROKEN IS THE F’in SYSTEM? And here’s what my 14-year-old son, Avi said when he heard about how the day went (when we got home from the hearing): “What, Mom – are they going to drag this out forever?” #SmartKid! … and “apparently…
Where’s #LeadSafeMama? Upcoming Travel Schedule Spring 2019: Florida, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Seattle, Denver?
Hello friends! Periodically I post my travel schedule — in case I am going to be where YOU are and we can connect (for an event? a speaking engagement? a Healthy Home Consultation? dinner?)! I love traveling; I love working, and of course, I also need to earn money to “feed” my kids [and…
Lead Safe Mama’s Legal Battle: A brief update (more shortly!)
Dear friends, The legal battle in defense of my advocacy work rages on, and the costs continue as well. If you are new to my list and have no idea what I am talking about, click here to read my update from October 2018. For the latest detailed update – stand by and keep an eye out…
At this rate, LeadSafeMama will see it’s 2,000,000th page-view by the end of May 2019!
Thank you everyone! It will be fun to see when this prediction comes through.
#LeadSafeMama Stats: 92,404 page-views by 27,496 readers in 109 countries in February of 2019!
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for February 2019! Thank you for reading (and thank you for sharing my posts – because that’s what generated these numbers! – you sharing my posts with your friends.) As always, please let me…