#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People Man With Yellow Hat
This vintage Fisher Price man tested positive for lead, cadmium and arsenic. His Blue plastic body was positive for lead at 106 +/- 11 ppm. His yellow hat is positive for lead at 3,213 +/- 71 ppm, cadmium at 23 +/- 12 ppm, and arsenic at 186 +/- 43 ppm. The configuration of the toy…
#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People
These vintage little people are positive for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd.) Click on each of the links below to see the readings for the specific little person. Plastic lady with blue dress & yellow hair. Plastic boy in orange. Man with yellow hat. Plastic lady with white hair. Tested with…
#Leaded: Green Bodum French Press
This was super disappointing! 5,562 ppm lead & 69 ppm cadmium. This is the reading on the white writing (including the logo) which is on the outside of the glass canister. This writing often wears off with washing and normal use on similar products painted in a similar fashion (Green Sprouts sippy cups, glass measuring cups,…
#LeadFree: Melissa & Doug Latches Activity Board (Link)
I have tested this “Latches Board” by Melissa & Doug with an XRF instrument and found all components to be lead-free! This is a great example of how brass does not have to contain lead (even though most brass does!) This toy is a terrific choice for your little ones looking to explore latches and…
#AskTamara: Are Pokeman cards lead-safe?
Question: Are Pokemon cards lead-safe? Answer: Hell ya! [#ImAPokemonFan!] We happen to have several thousand Pokemon cards in our home. Luckily most were given to us, either via “Freecycle” or friends and family passing along their collections, so I haven’t had to buy many of these for my kids. My kids have been nuts about…
#AskTamara: Can you test my stuff?
Monthly contribution / subscription link. What should I consider having tested link. One time contribution link. How does Tamara test stuff? What is an XRF? Tamara’s XRF Training Certificate. ****IMPORTANT **** PER THE INFO GRAPHIC BELOW (Posted 12/2017), PLEASE NOTE: If you need your test results urgently please send your items to a lab. It…
#AskTamara: What coffee maker do you use?
I get this question A LOT! “Tamara, what coffee maker do you use?” A: Mostly we use a French press style coffee maker. However I do want to clarify that I have found lead in several French presses. Specifically (as with many measuring cups and other glass items with logos or marked writings on the…
#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People Boy – Orange
This vintage orange Fisher Price Little People boy doll has a plastic body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the following toxicant levels were found: Orange Plastic Body Lead (Pb): 258 +/- 21 ppm. Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/Non-Detect Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect Painted On Hair Cadmium (Cd): 78 +/- 12 ppm Mercury…
#Cadmium: Fisher Price Vintage Little People, Green Man
This vintage green Fisher Price Little People man has a wooden body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the readings for this toy were as follows: Head & Face Cadmium (Cd): 160 +/- 14 ppm Mercury (Hg) : 15 +/- 8 ppm Lead (Pb): Negative/ Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/ Non-Detect Cadmium is…
#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People, Blue Lady.
This little vintage Fisher Price lady has a wooden body and wooden head, with yellow plastic moulded hair. Her blue body is #LeadSafe at 13 +/- 6 ppm lead, but has cadmium at 226 +/- 17 ppm cadmium (Cd). Cadmium is considered toxic to children (by modern standards) at levels of 40 ppm and higher….
#Leaded: 1980 Fisher Price Airplane
1980 Fisher Price/ Quaker Oats Airplane. Yellow (vinyl?) cord at front of airplane (tether): 660 +/- 30 ppm lead (Pb), 52 +/- 21 ppm arsenic (As.) Fisher Price logo on plane: 62 +/- 11 ppm lead. All components negative for mercury and cadmium. All accessible components tested. Tested with an XRF instrument. Here is a…
#LeadSafe; 1980 Fisher Price Airport
1980 Fisher Price Airport. All components tested. The only component on this toy that was positive for lead was (ironically) the black gas valve (on the gas pump at the back of the toy)! This piece was low lead (even safe by today’s standards!) at 28 +/- 7 ppm lead (Pb.) The amount of lead…
#Leaded: 1980 Vintage Fisher Price / Quaker Oats Airport and Plane
Yes it’s hard for some of us to believe that 1980 was 37 years ago! And that 1980 is considered vintage – but let’s set that aside for a moment. 🙂 Each of these items is positive for lead and/or cadmium. Some at very low levels and others at high levels. Because there are so…
Vintage Miniature Tea Set (Made in Taiwan): 14,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) & Cadmiu (which causes cancer!)
Miniature Vintage Ceramic Tea Set. Made in Taiwan. Platter: 66 +/- 20 ppm Lead (Pb). Coffee Pot: 777 +/- 53 ppm Lead (Pb) & 18 +/- 8 ppm Cadmium (Cd). Tiny Creamer: 14,200 +/- 500 ppm Lead (Pb) & 42 +/- 11 ppm Cadmium (Cd). Tiny Teacup: 3,280 +/- 124 ppm Lead (Pb). Tested…
Vintage 1980 Fisher Price Quaker Oats Toy Radio: 2,110 ppm Lead, 108 ppm Cadmium, 204 ppm Arsenic.
1980 Fisher Price toy plastic radio with wind up music box. When tested with an XRF instrument this musical toy had the following readings: Yellow plastic components: 2,087 +/- 55 ppm lead 20 +/- 10 ppm cadmium 204 +/- 37 ppm arsenic White plastic components: 58 +/- 10 ppm lead 108 +/- 12 ppm cadmium…
#LeadFree: Stainless Steel Pan, Brand Unknown
Stainless steel pan. Brand unknown. Non-Detect (ND/ Negative) for lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury. All components tested with an XRF instrument. For those who are interested in stainless steel, this is SS #304 in all components that are metal. The make up of this SS #304 is 186,400 ppm chromium (Cr), 96,200 ppm nickel (Ni)…
#LeadFree: Noritake Stoneware Madera Ivory Plate
Noritake Stoneware, Made in Indonesia, Madera Ivory plate. ND (negative/ non-detect) for lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Tested with an XRF instrument. Please note: most vintage/ older Noritake I have tested has been positive for unsafe levels of lead. This is a newer dish. I will add the year of manufacture as soon as I…
#Leaded: Vintage Vinyl, 1956 “Mercury” Records, Lola Dee & Rusty Draper
Vintage 1956 vinyl record. 186 +/- 33 ppm lead (Pb) & 23 +/- 14 ppm cadmium (Cd). Non-Detect for Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As). Tested with an XRF instrument. Thanks to Bethany Gunter for donating and supporting my advocacy! Each donation helps make a new post possible! For #SaferChoices for your family, click here. If…
#Leaded (Unexpectedly!) Magnet Stick & Ball Toy
This is a yard sale find toy, so the year and brand are not known. Important to note there are two different types of metal balls in this set. The balls are not magnetic (only the sticks are magnetic.) The grayish/dull metal balls are lead-free. The plastic sticks with magnets on each end are lead-free….
Check out this very well written article on the surprising danger of Bentonite Clay
Here’s a quote pulled from the article linked below: “Many have shared how bentonite clay has helped their digestion or skin symptoms. The reasons why it may have helped seemed plausible to me, and I don’t doubt that many have had positive experiences. Since I’ve never seen much research either way, I never thought too…
Friends have asked if they could get my boys something for the holidays…
December 9, 2017 Many friends have asked if they could get my boys something this holiday season. We have no resources right now (as a result of my mounting legal fees and the amount of time I have had to dedicate to these attacks over the past 18 months), so my response this year is…
New (2017) Brass Chanukah Menorah – Made in India: 36,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
This post is a Chanukah menorah buying guide (of sorts!), check out the lead-free options and please read about the concerns for leaded brass in general. This is a new brass menorah purchased in 2017 at New Season Market in Portland, Oregon. Made in India by Biedermann & Sons. To see more menorahs I have…
My response to The Salt’s article on lead in crock pots.
Dear NPR/ The Salt / @NPRFood & Natalie Jacewicz, Please make this correction on your crockpot article dated 12/8/2017: YOU CANNOT use a home lead test kit to test a mass manufactured crock pot for lead. The limit of detection (low threshold) in the home kits is 600 ppm lead and the amount of lead…
Thank you (again) Earth Mama Angel Baby!
Readers: This post is NOT paid or sponsored in any way — I just LOVE this product! Dear Earth Mama Angel Baby, Thank you! I love you! You guys are miracle workers! When you told me I had the chance to get a sample packet of your latest new products to try (and I already…