How much Lead is “too much” Lead?
…including some “Fun Facts”:
Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher.
Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are ...
Read More about Harvest Hill Press (Maine) porcelain coffee mug with bald eagle design: 17,800 ppm Lead on black of the eagle.
Recent & Important Articles:
Unmarked mug with urns and vases: 39,400 ppm Lead on decorative elements (high Lead inside of mug too!)
How much Lead is “too much” Lead?
…including some “Fun Facts”:
Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher.
Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are ...
Read More about Unmarked mug with urns and vases: 39,400 ppm Lead on decorative elements (high Lead inside of mug too!)
Harvest Hill Press (Maine) porcelain coffee mug with bear design: 17,300 ppm Lead on black of bear.
How much Lead is “too much” Lead?
…including some “Fun Facts”:
Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher.
Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are ...
Read More about Harvest Hill Press (Maine) porcelain coffee mug with bear design: 17,300 ppm Lead on black of bear.
Berenstain Bears 1987 Princess House Mug: 22,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Kids don’t use mugs, right?
How much Lead is “too much” Lead?
…including some “Fun Facts”:
Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher.
Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are ...
Read More about Berenstain Bears 1987 Princess House Mug: 22,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Kids don’t use mugs, right?
I voted! Did you? Please vote!
Early this morning, October 2020 officially became the “Best October Ever” here on LeadSafeMama.com!
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Thank you!
October 2019 saw 167,248 unique page views on LeadSafeMama.com. This morning around 8:30 a.m. October 2020 passed that (with 167,775 unique views by 8:58 a.m.), becoming the ...
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I earned $114.43 yesterday. Can you help me earn enough to pay off my legal debt by sharing articles this holiday season?
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 ...
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My father called me on August 25th to tell me he had just started hospice. We hadn’t actually spoken for 8 years.
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 ...
Read More about My father called me on August 25th to tell me he had just started hospice. We hadn’t actually spoken for 8 years.
My very first article ever: November 4, 2008! 12 years ago!
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November 4, 2008
Wow. Back then...
... I had no idea that just 11 years later (in 2019) I would have 1.9 million readers on my website (with over 3.8 million page views), from over 200 countries — In. A. Single. Year!
... I had no idea I would be running ...
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My two oldest sons voted today! I couldn’t be more proud! Did you vote yet?
Please VOTE!
(& share your voting selfie with your community to encourage your friends to vote too!) I voted by mail yesterday! :-)
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama ...
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How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?
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 sons were ...
Read More about How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?
Thank you! – Mischief Managed!
Tuesday - October 20, 2020
Thank you everyone for your help with this! Now to finish the next hurdle - rounding up the remaining funds to cover the acquisition costs of the two (new-to-me) instruments (along with registration fees, and possible servicing fees!...) Baby steps... one thing at a time! ...
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A list of folks across the U.S. who do consumer goods testing with the appropriate instrumentation… Stand by!
Posted: October 19, 2020
Updated: October 20, 2020
STAND BY!
So often readers contact me and tell me their consumer goods have been tested "with an instrument that only reads in milligrams per square centimeter". Measuring in milligrams per square centimeter is the standard for house paint, not ...
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The preview screener of my documentary film on Childhood Lead Poisoning passed 25,000 YouTube views this month!
25,000 views on YouTube!
Reaching 25,000 views of the film this month means there have been more than 4,000 views in the past six months - during the CoViD-19 Pandemic (since I last posted, exactly 6 months ago on April 19, 2020!) Thanks for sharing this everyone. Click the image below to go ...
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