Thursday - November 26, 2020
This blog has been read by 1,503,655 people in 215 "countries" (per Google Analytics) in the past 12 months! I'm always amazed to read the lists of countries where there are Lead Safe Mama readers AND to see the number of readers in each country!
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Happy Birthday to Me! Last weekend the “Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama” Facebook group passed 10,000 members!
Thursday - November 26, 2020
This was quite thrilling! This past Sunday the Facebook group associated with this website passed the milestone of 10,000 members! We also recently changed the name of the group from "The Lead (Pb) Group" to "Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama" (in case you ...
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Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.
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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Imperial China by W. Dalton 5671 Whitney, Made in Japan: 3,162 ppm Lead in the decorative trim on the food surface.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here has the following readings...
Plain white center of the dish
Bismuth (Bi): 49 +/- 9 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,165 +/- 180 ppm
Vanadium (V): 121 +/- 59 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 302 +/- 94 ppm
Silver gray decorative edge of the dish ...
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Noritake Keltcraft Ireland 9171 Eastfair saucer with floral pattern: 36,600 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm is unsafe for kids.)
When tested with an XRF instrument the Keltcraft Noritake saucer shown here had the following readings:
60-second tests - Multiple tests were done on each component to confirm the readings
With XRF focused on the plain cream colored area in the center of the dish:
Lead (Pb): ...
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Dollar Store blue “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: Negative for Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, & Antimony
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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Dollar Store yellow “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about Dollar Store yellow “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Dollar Store purple “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Lead, Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about Dollar Store purple “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Lead, Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Gray Dish: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
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Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!
When tested with an XRF instrument the decorative / ornamental plaster pumpkin pictured here had the following readings:
With XRF focused on the white surface of the pumpkin
60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results
Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm
Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 2 ppm ...
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Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
1983 “Shafford Original” dual shell serving dish: 57,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings- 60-second test (food surface of the dish):
Lead (Pb): 57,200 +/- 1,800 ppm
Barium (Ba): 156 +/- 59 ppm
Iron (Fe): 648 +/- 154 ppm
No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Multiple ...
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2020 Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Greenbrier International Dish: 26 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about 2020 Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Greenbrier International Dish: 26 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
