Introduction (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 ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
1980 McDonalds Garfield Mug: 169,500 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids) + 10,700 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Published: March 1, 2020
Updated: December 4, 2023
Full XRF test results for the McDonald's Garfield "Rises to the Occasion" glass pictured are below.
To summarize the test results below, this glass tested positive for two heavy metals (metals that are poisonous to humans): ...
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Small resin house: Lead-free! Resin objects are “almost always” safe for kids! (From a metals perspective at least!)
Little Resin House
Reading #1) Gray of roof; 30 second test:
Zinc (Zn): 39 +/- 18 ppm
Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 36 ppm
Iron (Fe): 356 +/- 129 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 27,200 +/- 2,300 ppm
Reading #2) Wall and fence area; 30 second test:
Titanium (Ti): 35,700 +/- 2,500 ppm
No ...
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Vintage Sterling China Cup & Saucer: 37,500 ppm Lead. All Sterling China I’ve tested has had unsafe levels of Lead.
Nestle cup and saucer - logo area; 60 second test.
Lead (Pb): 37,500 +/- 1,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 55 +/- 17 ppm
Barium (Ba): 510 +/- 103 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 450 +/- 44 ppm
Tin (Sn): 7,848 +/- 366 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 573 +/- 63 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,022 +/- 208 ppm
Vanadium (V): 113 ...
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Could bombillas (decorated metal straws for drinking yerba mate) cause undiagnosed heavy metal poisoning in users?
Are yerba mate bombillas (straws) toxic?
Published: February 29, 2020
Photographic contributions by Avi Benjamin Rubin
For those new to this website:
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Lead contaminated silver (+ Cadmium too) with Lead Safe Mama, February 27, 2020 (Video)
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February 2020 Shutterfly mug with red interior: 174 ppm Lead + 569 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen known to cause cancer)
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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“Christmas in February” with Lead Safe Mama, February 24, 2020 (Video)
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Testing vintage books for Lead with Lead Safe Mama, February 24, 2020 (Video): Harry the Dirty Dog (1956)
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1939 “Wm ROGERS MFG CO” New York World’s Fair spoon: 50% silver (Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!)
Spoon - 30 seconds
Barium (Ba): 1,866 +/- 917 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 4,070 +/- 1,232 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 67,400 +/- 1,800 ppm
Copper (Cu): 333,600 +/- 3,100 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 73,400 +/- 2,100 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,829 +/- 806 ppm
Silver (Ag): 513,300 +/- 3,300 ppm
Molybdenum (Mo): 1,428 ...
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c. 1989 Flexibear Flexiblocks plastic toy: 1,735 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is considered unsafe/illegal in modern toys.
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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I’m excited to share this with you… year-over-year growth for LeadSafeMama.com looking at December-January-February!
Thank you for being here.
I’ve been looking at the stats on our website recently and really marveling at the growth of traffic here over the past couple of years. I am so thankful that you all share this work with your friends and families and communities. It is really making a difference and we ...
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Vintage (1990s?) TYCO plastic building blocks (Duplo-style): Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!
Green TYCO building block - 30 seconds
Copper (Cu): 150 +/- 15 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 13 +/- 8 ppm
Iron (Fe): 55 +/- 20 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 2,167 +/- 295 ppm
Continue reading below the image.
Red TYCO building block - 30 seconds
Barium (Ba): 189 +/- 108 ppm
Bromine ...
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Blue vintage (1990s?) Duplo building block – by Lego: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!
Blue Block - 30 second reading
Barium (Ba): 198 +/- 108 ppm
Copper (Cu): 538 +/- 28 ppm
Iron (Fe): 38 +/- 24 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 8,650 +/- 480 ppm
This piece is discussed in detail on this video - link here.
I will update this post shortly, but just ...
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