#LeadSafe: Vintage “Crown Corning” White Ceramic Plate, Made in Japan
This vintage made in Japan “Crown Corning” brand white ceramic plate tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 46 ppm lead. Tested in 2014. Year of manufacture unknown. In 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 ppm lead (or…
Vintage Milk Glass Corning Teacup: 804 ppm Lead
This vintage milk-glass “Made in USA” Corning brand tea cup tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 804 ppm lead in the white (undecorated) milk glass component of the cup. Tested in 2014. In 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children…
#LeadFree: Newer Corning Casserole Dishes
This newer oval Corning Ware casserole tested negative for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014. Would you like to see more test results like this? Please consider making a small monthly gift in support of my advocacy here: https://tamararubin.com/2017/07/subscribe/ – Thank you for reading, following and sharing! Please ask questions…
Vintage (1972-1988) Corning Ware Spice-o-Life Casserole: 21,800 ppm Lead
This vintage Corningware Spice-o-Life casserole dish tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 21,800 ppm Lead in the decoration on the outside of the dish. On the plain white inside it was negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic. Tested in 2014. Here’s a link to a post on a…
Video to go with previous article re: proposed California ballot initiative
Here’s the video from the LA Times piece by itself. & Here’s the link to our response and the original article. Here’s the link to the video if you want to share it or embed it somewhere directly: https://vimeo.com/252063506 Sherwin Williams Lead Paint Verdict Appeal and California Ballot Measure from Tamara Rubin on Vimeo.
Fearing a rebuff in court, lead paint companies are trying to stick taxpayers with their cleanup bill; LA Times
Video below is from the January 18, 2018 LA Times Article linked here. This is a very important article. Watch the video, read the article and share. The comments below are in response to the linked article and video: Please note: If the California ballot measure FAILS, then Sherwin Williams, ConAgra and NL will be…
15 year old boy attacked this week in Northern California needs our help!
This is my friend’s son. Please read and share and help if you can. Thank you. GoFundMe link here: https://www.gofundme.com/justice-for-jahnai Here is an Amazon link* to his wish list (for things to help him during his recovery, things to both make him more comfortable and to help him pass the time.) Anything you purchase for…
Free Testing Event! See you on February 4th Sherman Oaks!
Please share with your friends in Sherman Oaks who might want to get their dishes or other items tested for FREE! Thank you to Earth Baby Boutique for hosting this event! Thank you to Kleynimals for donating toys for us to giveaway to some of our attendees!* Thank you to our friends at gro•gud for…
#ViralVideo: Lead In Baby Bottles
This is our video that went “viral” in January of 2018, about lead in baby bottles (on Facebook!) It was originally posted on Tuesday, January 9th. As of January 15th (time of this blog post, 8:40 p.m.) this video has had 21,053 views, 189 shares, 267 comments and has reached 43,817 people! (Woah!)
#LeadSafeMama Trading Cards! Series 1.0!
I came up with a fun new idea this weekend! This past week I got a first printing/prototype of my new “collectible leaded items business cards” made — because I have an event coming up at the end of this month (and I will need a bunch of business cards for that)… BUT…in creating these new cards…
Response to Dr. Mercola’s Response
Below is the response that Dr. Mercola has been sending to my followers who email him through his website, asking about the concern for lead in his “lead free” pans (starting with a bit of an introduction/ explanation / recap of the situation by me.)By Tamara Rubin (& Len Rubin) Last June (2017) I tested…
Ceramic Cookware #LeadFree Claims on Mercola’s Website
I’m sharing these screenshots from Dr. Mercola’s site here (taken Sunday, 1/14/2018) to link to a post I will be writing later this evening. I am writing a response to the email Dr. Mercola has sent in response to customers who have contacted him regarding my XRF testing of his branded ceramic cookware products (picture…
Response From Dr. Mercola To His Customers, Re: My Work Finding Lead In Ceramcor Pans
Click the image of the letter below to read it full size.
#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex Gigogne Ice Cream Cups
These Duralex Gigogne colored glass ice cream cups (Made in France!) were shipped to me new in 2014 (sent to me for testing directly by the manufacturer). Each color tested negative for lead, mercury, and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. Here is my Amazon affiliate link* to these exact dishes! http://amzn.to/2DhwZvy As always, please…
#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex OvenChef Roaster
This Duralex OvenChef clear glass rectangular roaster was shipped to me new in 2014 (sent to me for testing directly by the manufacturer). It tested negative for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. I love responsible companies who ship me stuff for testing directly! Here is my Amazon affiliate link* to this…
Newer “Made In France” Duralex marine blue tumbler: Lead Free! These are the drinking glasses we use in our home.
These Duralex Picardie blue (“Marine”) tumblers were new (shipped to me for testing directly by the manufacturer) in 2014. They tested negative for lead, mercury and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. I love responsible companies who ship me stuff for testing directly! Here is my Amazon affiliate link* to these exact glasses! http://amzn.to/2Deha8W Would you like…
Information! Corning Patterns and Production Years
I just did a little google search for Corning Ware patterns and came up with this lovely website that has some interesting information, especially when looking to which years (and specifically – how recently) Corning Ware patterns had high levels of lead! I took screenshots of the patterns I have tested and if you click…
#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex Amber Picardie Tumbler
These Duralex Picardie amber glasses were new (shipped to me for testing directly by the manufacturer) in 2014. They tested negative for lead, mercury and arsenic when tested with an XRF instrument. I love responsible companies who ship me stuff for testing directly! Here is my Amazon affiliate link* to these exact glasses! http://amzn.to/2D4jb3Y Would you like…
Vintage French Clear Glass Arcoroc Juice Tumbler: 223 ppm Lead
When tested with an XRF instrument this small vintage clear glass Arcoroc juice tumbler (Made in France) tested positive for Lead with the following reading: 223 ppm. Here are some Amazon affiliate links* to similar, modern (“Made in France”) lead-free glasses (#SaferChoices!): http://amzn.to/2DhXhNY http://amzn.to/2Dvym7m http://amzn.to/2D4q9Gt More info about Arcoroc below: (click the image of the…
#LeadFree: Clear Glass Dish From Walmart
Newer clear glass plate (tested in 2014), purchased at Walmart. #LeadFREE! Non-detect for lead when tested with an XRF instrument. (Lemon included for size!) Here are some Amazon links* to similar lead-free clear-glass choices on Amazon: 1) http://amzn.to/2D5DhL6 2) http://amzn.to/2DfxTZb 3) http://amzn.to/2myQWTU Would you like to see more test results like this? Please help me…
#LeadFree: New (2014) Duralex Picardie Glasses
These Duralex Picardie glasses were new (shipped to me for testing directly by the manufacturer) in 2014. They tested negative for lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and barium when tested with an XRF instrument. I love responsible companies who ship me stuff for testing directly! Here are some Amazon affiliate links* to these exact glasses as…
#LeadSafeSmoking, 420 friendly: Are you smoking Lead, Cadmium & other toxicants?
This post was originally written on January 7, 2018 As with much of my work, it’s not any fun being “prophetic” about dangers in certain things (mentioned in light of the current October 2019 “epidemic” of vaping-related injuries and deaths). Now that cannabis is legal in several states (is the count currently up to 18?),…
#Leaded: Hevea Baby Bottle
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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
2018; “It’s got to get better in a little while”
A New Year’s reflection on surviving the nightmare (2017) with our dreams (for 2018 and beyond) intact by listening to “God” By Leonard Rubin – “It’s got to get better in a little while” – Like many musicians who grew up in the rockin’, psychedelic late ’60’s – early ’70’s (I was born in 1958), I tend…