Teavana Petite Fleur Cherry Blossom
Double-Walled Glass Teacup (4 oz)
In researching this (to figure out what to call it in this post), I was unsurprised to learn that Teavana is owned by Starbucks. Unsurprised because then it makes total sense that these small delicate glass teacups are painted ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Squeaky toy “Trump” horse from a vending machine at a highway rest stop in Maine (October 2019): Lead-free
My son got this little squeaky toy horse from a vending machine at a rest stop in Maine as we were headed north to Bar Harbor in October of 2019. He actually got a whole bunch of these toys (maybe 20?) as he repeatedly fed the toy machine with quarters. I have pictures of the machine in my photo ...
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Urban Infant (UI) Chunky Sidewalk Chalk, “sidewalk not included” (Canada): Lead-free, Cadmium-Free!
Urban Infant (UI) Chunky Sidewalk Chalk
This chalk was sent to me by a reader, but without any accompanying note, so I want to thank you for sending it in — whoever you are! :-) While the product is "Made in China", it appears this might a Canadian brand of sidewalk chalk, as I could not find ...
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Vintage 1962 Milton Bradley Candy Land game board: 41 ppm Lead. Safe by all modern standards… but…
Vintage Candy Land game board
While the total content Lead test results for this vintage Candy Land game board (using high-precision XRF technology) are fairly low (and within the range of what is considered safe by all modern standards even for newly manufactured items intended for use by ...
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1981 Colorforms Tummy Ache the Junk Food Game, board with spinner: 29 ppm Lead (safe by all current standards… but…)
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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Blue cotton pants from The Gap (2020): Lead-free, Antimony-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free ;-)
Why did you test your son's pants, Tamara?!
I decided to test my son's cotton pants from The Gap because I had an interesting discussion recently on social media with one of my readers, who was asserting that all modern fabric had the potential to contain some types of carcinogen or other heavy ...
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Dollar Store Cristar Mikonos 2019 stemless wine glasses: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free! Good choice!
Bottom of Cup - 60 seconds
Copper (Cu): 1,789 +/- 154 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 203 +/- 56 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,455 +/- 318 ppm
Side of Cup - 60 seconds
Copper (Cu): 2,216 +/- 205 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 258 +/- 107 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 428 +/- 103 ppm
Indium (In): 27 +/- 15 ppm
no ...
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2015 Beautyrest Recharge Hybrid Delanco Mattress: 3,283 ppm Antimony (causes cancer in rats) on the sleep surface.
Reading on main fabric of mattress
(sleeping surface / cream colored fabric):
Barium (Ba): 195 +/- 128 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 3,283 +/- 67 ppm
Bromine (Br): 7 +/- 3 ppm
Iron (Fe): 121 +/- 28 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,010 +/- 310 ppm
As always, please let me know if you have any ...
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2017 Beautyrest Recharge World Class Bridgewater Firm Mattress: 89 ppm Antimony on the main fabric of the mattress.
Reading on main fabric of mattress
(sleeping surface / gray & white):
Antimony (Sb): 42 +/- 26 ppm
Tin (Sn): 89 +/- 18 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 12 ppm
Copper (Cu): 31 +/- 19 ppm
Iron (Fe): 284 +/- 44 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,809 +/- 166 ppm
Reading on white only area of ...
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This is a summary with links to all of my posts about cups for kids (baby cups, sippy cups, etc.) with Lead test results
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a ...
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Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: Spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results)
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 Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: Spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results)
Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about Mexican pottery: Bowls, tile, cups, plates (with XRF test results)
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 Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about Mexican pottery: Bowls, tile, cups, plates (with XRF test results)
This article shares all my Halloween links (decorations, masks, costumes, makeup, & more!) including Lead test results
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 This article shares all my Halloween links (decorations, masks, costumes, makeup, & more!) including Lead test results
This is a summary with links to all articles about purses (vintage & newer) with Lead test results on the site
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 This is a summary with links to all articles about purses (vintage & newer) with Lead test results on the site
