Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about Ciroa porcelain dish with fork, spoon & knife design: 8,397 ppm Lead & 1,125 ppm Arsenic on the food surface. (Nope!)
Recent & Important Articles:
Blackhawk Marketing, LLC porcelain bowl (Made in China): Trace Lead in the food surface (within safe range.)
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about Blackhawk Marketing, LLC porcelain bowl (Made in China): Trace Lead in the food surface (within safe range.)
Square “Paris” dish, Made in Italy – purchased at Home Goods: tested positive for both LEAD and CADMIUM on the food surface.
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about Square “Paris” dish, Made in Italy – purchased at Home Goods: tested positive for both LEAD and CADMIUM on the food surface.
“Made in Italy” small square dish with cake: 6,626 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm & up is illegal for kids’ items.
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about “Made in Italy” small square dish with cake: 6,626 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm & up is illegal for kids’ items.
222 Fifth Mug by PTS International – Les Etoiles Crown: positive for Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium on the logo markings of the mug.
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about 222 Fifth Mug by PTS International – Les Etoiles Crown: positive for Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium on the logo markings of the mug.
Small rectangular serving tray with scalloped edges and handles: Lead-free! [Mercury-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free, Arsenic-free too!]
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about Small rectangular serving tray with scalloped edges and handles: Lead-free! [Mercury-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free, Arsenic-free too!]
400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the paint on this glass beaker was positive for an unsafe level of Lead.
Today - in the year 2020 (more than two decades in to a new century) - it is still not uncommon for modern glass products (baby bottles, water bottles, measuring cups, mixing ...
Read More about 400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
One little red #LeadSafeMamaMobile for sale! Please share. Thanks!
2012 Red Fiat 500 For Sale! Maine (or nearby!)
Hey all! I am in Maine and need to sell my little red Fiat! It is a 2012 with less than 80,000 miles (about 77,000 now I think - I will update with exact mileage later today) - and has new tires that I purchased in August in Colorado (cost just over ...
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LeadSafeMama.com had more than 82,000 readers in September 2020 alone! Thank you!
I am always flabbergasted by how many people read my website every month. I am SO THANKFUL that with YOUR HELP we are reaching so many people with the message of childhood Lead poisoning prevention!!! (more than 82,700 people in September 2020 alone - and that doesn't include the social media reach ...
Read More about LeadSafeMama.com had more than 82,000 readers in September 2020 alone! Thank you!
Vintage American Girl dolls may have components with unsafe levels of Lead — use caution when giving them to young children
Vintage (1980s-1990s) American Girl dolls may have unsafe levels of Lead in their costumes or accessories.
While American Girl dolls I have tested over the years generally test negative for heavy metal toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Antimony), I recently had the opportunity to ...
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In spite of the pandemic, September 2020 closed out in the “Top 10 Months of All Time” here on the site! TY!
Thursday - October 1, 2020
Coming to you from somewhere in New Hampshire...
... on the way back to Maine!
Lead Safe Mama highlights for September 2020
September 2020 closed out with 203,968 unique views for the month!
September 2020 saw the website pass more than 7,500,000 unique all-time ...
Read More about In spite of the pandemic, September 2020 closed out in the “Top 10 Months of All Time” here on the site! TY!
Thank you to all of the Lead Safe Mama readers for making September 2020 the best September ever!
Sunday - September 27, 2020
Boston, Mass
Hello friends! I have so much writing to catch up on - hopefully you will be hearing more from me very soon. I just got my computer back after loaning it to my son for more than two weeks (while he waited for his computer for college to arrive) and it feels ...
Read More about Thank you to all of the Lead Safe Mama readers for making September 2020 the best September ever!
After some online schooling from the road, A.J. is moved in! Here’s a list of things I bought to set my son up in his college apartment in Boston!
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). ...
Read More about After some online schooling from the road, A.J. is moved in! Here’s a list of things I bought to set my son up in his college apartment in Boston!
Guidelines for friends helping answer reader’s questions for Lead Safe Mama online
Published: September 22, 2020
Updated: August 15, 2024
Thanks for helping!
Every now and then helpers support the work of Lead Safe Mama on social media (and elsewhere, too). I’ve written this as a guide for people who have offered to come on board as Lead ...
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