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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Made In China Gourmet Chef Glazed Ceramic Dish: Lead-free glaze + 68 ppm Lead in the substrate. Safe by all standards.
White Glazed Food Surface of the Dish:
Barium (Ba): 3,050 +/- 202 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 13,500 +/- 500 ppm
Copper (Cu): 421 +/- 79 ppm
Iron (Fe): 990 +/- 242 ppm
Vanadium (V): 2,718 +/- 167 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 5,394 +/- 321 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 22,600 +/- 900 ppm
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vds “Made in Portugal” glazed bowl (suspected of causing an Elevated Blood Lead Level [EBL] in owner): 63,700 ppm Lead.
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One of my readers sent this dish to me because she tested positive for Lead - and was concerned that perhaps her dishes might be the source of her Lead exposure. Well... based on the XRF test results, it appears that in this case, her concerns are likely valid. When tested with a a high-precision ...
Read More about vds “Made in Portugal” glazed bowl (suspected of causing an Elevated Blood Lead Level [EBL] in owner): 63,700 ppm Lead.
Product Recommendation: iPads (on sale today on Amazon)… [Yes they are Lead-free in all accessible components!]
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iPads are on sale today on Amazon!
iPads are Lead-free in all accessible components. [Apple has pretty good toxicant standards across the board!] My understanding is that iPads are also likely Lead-free in the internal (inaccessible) components, but I have not disassembled one for testing ...
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February 2020 is officially in the “Top Ten” for Lead Safe Mama’s #BestMonthsEver, popping into 9th place today.
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Thanks everyone!
My goal is for each month in 2020 to make it in to the #BestMonthsEver #TopTen category, but that’s going to mean somehow beating March and December of 2019 for each of the remaining months this year, so I may just have to be happy with 8 of the top ten months of all time ...
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List of stores I won’t shop at because they recently sold things with Lead or still sell things with Lead…
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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 ...
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LeadSafeMama.com might just reach 6,000,000 unique all-time views TONIGHT. Thank you!
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Originally posted: February 12, 2020
Updated: February 13, 2020 - Scroll down for update
Please share a post of mine tonight (but not this one - scroll down - on Facebook - and pick another one on my page!) Thank you so much. This is going to be a good Valentine’s Day week for me! It is so amazing ...
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Dungeons & Dragons 1980s elf figurine: 497,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is dangerous. Kids shouldn’t play with these.
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XRF test results for tiny elf lady!
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument*, this little (tiny, actually!) female elf figurine had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 497,000 +/- 13,000 ppm
Barium (Ba): 1,151 +/- 466 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 23,700 +/- 1,000 ppm
Selenium (Se): ...
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2018 Chicago Christkindlmarket Kinder Club commemorative cocoa mug: 19,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
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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 ...
Read More about 2018 Chicago Christkindlmarket Kinder Club commemorative cocoa mug: 19,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
Green shooter marble (Marble King brand, previously sold & marketed as Lead-free): 1,375 ppm Lead (+ Cadmium too).
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Above photos shows a small Marble King brand green-swirl "cat’s eye" marble (randomly positive for 175 ppm Lead) next to a large Marble King brand green-swirl "cat’s eye” shooter (randomly positive for 1375 ppm Lead). Please note the level of Lead is not dependent on the size of the marble. - Photos ...
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Site Stats Update: LeadSafeMama.com is almost to 6,000,000 unique all-time views. Thank you!
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This is why I don’t recommend “Nickel-plated” (or other platings) for doorknob finishes…
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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 ...
Read More about This is why I don’t recommend “Nickel-plated” (or other platings) for doorknob finishes…
Free event with Lead Safe Mama in Memphis on Thursday, February 6, 2020
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See you soon Tennessee! ...
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Mattress / Bedding Overview Post: Are there toxic chemicals in my bed? Is my mattress toxic!??
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This is a “wrap” post / summary post with simple links to each of the mattress / pillow / bedding posts I have done so far. I will be updating this post as I write more about mattresses and will also be writing a detailed summary post (with a narrative and conclusions / considerations) when I have ...
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