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Read More about July 2020 just made it to 5th place on the list of #BestMonthsEver on LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks everyone.
Recent & Important Articles:
A New York Times Article Published Today, July 29, 2020 (reconfirming the main concept guiding my advocacy work for the past 12+ 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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Vintage faux-antique coin from Greece: 542,300 ppm Lead [54%] + 2,144 Cadmium + 2,705 Antimony. Bad news all around.
Faux-Antique Greek Coin
The owner of this coin told me she got it at a shop in Greece. She said there was a bowl of them at the shop and the owner of the shop was giving them away to patrons of his shop as a souvenir.
Souvenirs like this are especially concerning as the owner is likely to use it ...
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Potential random sources of toxicant exposure for a child, an exploration: leather, carpet, crystal.
A random assortment of things...
During a phone consultation with one of my readers, we identified a handful of potential sources of toxicant exposures for their child. As with many of my phone consultations, the parents then sent me some of the questionable items for testing (things that were ...
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Vintage etched crystal wine goblet: 136,500 ppm Lead. That’s nearly 14% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
Vintage etched crystal wine goblet
There is no brand or maker's mark on this goblet. There are more photos with details of this goblet below the test results, so please scroll down. If you have any information that might help identify the brand or design (or year made!) for this piece, please do ...
Read More about Vintage etched crystal wine goblet: 136,500 ppm Lead. That’s nearly 14% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
Newer crystal champagne flutes: 359,900 ppm Lead. That’s about 36% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
"Newer" Champagne Flutes
These were a "hand-me-down" gifted to the owner. The design and style looks very "mid-1990s" to me (possibly as early as "late-1980s".) There is no marker or maker etched on either of goblets in this pair (at least nothing I could see.) If you recognize the goblets (more ...
Read More about Newer crystal champagne flutes: 359,900 ppm Lead. That’s about 36% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
For those who only read headlines: yesterday the Lead Safe Mama site passed 7,000,000 unique all-time views!
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 9:33 a.m.
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Thank you all for supporting the work shared here on the Lead Safe Mama website - and specifically, thank you for reading and sharing my posts with your friends and communities. Without your engagement and ...
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July 2020 just jumped onto the Lead Safe Mama top ten #BestMonthsEver list, with 196,754 views so far this month!
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Things are stating to look like they may be "heading back towards normal" for LeadSafeMama.com!
Today, July 2020 jumped in to the #TopTen #BestMonthsEver:
With over 196,000 views as of this afternoon, July 2020 is now in 9th place among the ...
Read More about July 2020 just jumped onto the Lead Safe Mama top ten #BestMonthsEver list, with 196,754 views so far this month!
Vintage (c. 1991?) tan / brown Tupperware juice pitcher: 846 ppm Lead + 77 ppm Arsenic.
Vintage (c. 1991?) Tupperware Juice Pitcher
Lead (Pb): 846 +/- 45 ppm
Arsenic (As): 77 +/- 34 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 394 +/- 61 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 251 +/- 25 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 7,553 +/- 325 ppm
Some additional reading for those interested in this post:
More Tupperware pieces I have ...
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“Vintage” 2002 Mega Bloks Lego-style toys: 5,038 ppm Lead + 288 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids)
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 “Vintage” 2002 Mega Bloks Lego-style toys: 5,038 ppm Lead + 288 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids)
Vintage-inspired Mattel Fisher Price Music Box Record Player (2010): Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free!
Here's my Amazon Affiliate link for this toy.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the vintage-inspired toy Fisher Price record player pictured here had the following readings:
#1.) White plastic components - images above and below
Titanium (Ti): 11,900 +/- 600 ppm
no other metals ...
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“If the Lead is only on the OUTSIDE (… of my dish, measuring cup, mixing bowl, etc.) why does it matter?”
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 four sons were ...
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Vintage pink Pyrex refrigerator dish: 179,000 ppm Lead (nearly 18%!!!) + 7,003 ppm Cadmium and 12,300 Arsenic!
Pink vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
All of the test results reported on this blog are science-based, accurate and replicable. These findings of Lead in Pyrex have not been disputed by the manufacturer nor by the scientific community. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done any extensive ...
Read More about Vintage pink Pyrex refrigerator dish: 179,000 ppm Lead (nearly 18%!!!) + 7,003 ppm Cadmium and 12,300 Arsenic!
Vintage yellow Pyrex refrigerator dish: 102,200 ppm Lead (more than 10%!!!) + Cadmium and Arsenic!
Yellow vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
All of the test results reported on this blog are science-based, accurate and replicable. These findings of Lead in Pyrex have not been disputed by the manufacturer nor by the scientific community. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done any ...
Read More about Vintage yellow Pyrex refrigerator dish: 102,200 ppm Lead (more than 10%!!!) + Cadmium and Arsenic!
