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Vintage Orange Tupperware Funnel With Handle: 1,714 ppm Lead + 17 ppm Cadmium + 181 ppm Arsenic

“Is MY Tupperware toxic?” (Images included for each item tested & linked to test results for Mercury, Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium)

Red Tupperware Mug and Saucer, Year Unknown: Red plastic elements are negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium & Arsenic.

For my friends who are not on Facebook, I created a new header image for my LeadSafeMama Facebook page last night, LOL.

I made it to the front page of Snopes again (for the 4th time!) and the article is about ME and MY WORK, not about something I tested (#LOL)

Well… LeadSafeMama.com did it – with your help earlier today we passed 500,000 unique views in a single month.

Tupperware’s response to the toxicity concern. A comment from one of my readers that you might find interesting.

#LeadSafeMama Broke THREE Records Today! Thank you for sharing this work.

Vintage Tin, McCormick’s Bee Brand Absolutely Pure Cream Tartar: 10,300 ppm Lead on the painted exterior

Missouri State Soil Samples, Child’s School Project: High of 341 ppm Lead

1939 Physician’s Sample Tin of Baby Formula: 456,200 ppm Lead. Frankly the implications of this one are terrifying.

Vintage Tin, UCA Salve: 9,692 ppm Lead + 231 ppm Mercury — Don’t let your kids play with vintage tins

Vintage Tin, Cuticura Ointment: 24,000 ppm Lead + 209 ppm Cadmium. Don’t let your kids play with vintage tins.

Vintage Tin, Sample Man-Zan Cream for Rectal Discomfort: 1,805 ppm Lead + 975 ppm Mercury [! Speaks for itself.]

#AskTamara: How can I tell if my vintage Tupperware plastic cups are toxic? By Color? By Shape? By Age?

#AskTamara: Are new Legos® nontoxic? Lead-Safe? Lead-Free? What about vintage Legos®?

Vintage 1978 Fisher Price Record Player: 22,000 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe], 5,296 ppm Cadmium [75 is unsafe].

Press Release: Toxicants (Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic) Found In Vintage Tupperware

Another Artificial Christmas Tree Example, c. 2010: This one is LEAD-FREE and ANTIMONY-FREE

1997 “Vintage” Campbell’s Soup Ceramic Mug: 11,400 ppm Lead + 1,251 ppm Cadmium [M’m! M’m! Good! NOT!]

LeadSafeMama.com broke two more records today! 2,000,000 all-time views + 300,000 views in one month!

Why do VINTAGE plastics (like Fisher Price & Tupperware) often contain Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Cadmium?

Scientific research paper from 2015 confirming the presence of toxicants in vintage plastics.

#LeadSafeMama just passed 23,000 Followers on Facebook! And the winner is…