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:
August 2019 is now in 3rd place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-) on LeadSafeMama.com
#BestMonthEver· 2019· 2019 Stats· August· August 2019· August 2019 Stats· Stats· Stats Graph
August 30, 2019 - Update (Friday afternoon)...
It looks like August is definitely going to be closing out as #LeadSafeMama's 2nd #BestMonthEver.
To reach this goal, we just have to pass 202,720 views before the end of the month - and at the current rate of about 5,500 - 6,000 views a day, that ...
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Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
2019· Andy· Doll· Dolls· Raggedy Andy· Raggedy Ann· Vintage Doll· Vintage Dolls· Vintage Rag Doll
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 ...
Read More about Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
#AskTamara: Do natural shells have Lead? Are they safe for kids to play with (as far as being non-toxic)?
#AskTamara· 2019· Ask Tamara· Natural Seashell· Natural Shell· Sea Shell· Seashell· Shell· Shellfish· Shells
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one ...
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#AskTamara: Shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do clam *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
#AskTamara· 2019· Ask Tamara· Clam· Clam Shell· Clamshell· Natural Seashell· Natural Shell· Sea Shell· Seashell· Shell· Shellfish· Shells
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
While the food category "shellfish" (like scallops, mussels, clams and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. ...
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#AskTamara: I know shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do scallop *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
#AskTamara· 2019· Ask Tamara· Natural Seashell· Natural Shell· Sea Shell· Seashell· Shell· Shellfish· Shells
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
While the food category "shellfish" (like scallops, mussels and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For ...
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#AskTamara: Do sea shells have Lead? Are they safe for my kids to play with? [Spoilers: This one is Lead-free!]
#AskTamara· 2019· Ask Tamara· Natural Seashell· Natural Shell· Sea Shell· Seashell· Shell· Shellfish· Shells
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to ...
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#AskTamara: Do sea shells have unsafe levels of heavy metals? Are they safe for my kids to play with?
#AskTamara· 2019· Ask Tamara· Natural Seashell· Natural Shell· Sea Shell· Seashell· Shell· Shellfish· Shells
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to ...
Read More about #AskTamara: Do sea shells have unsafe levels of heavy metals? Are they safe for my kids to play with?
August 2019 is now in 4th place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-) – This is fun! Thanks everyone!
2019· 2019 Stats· August· August 2019· August 2019 Stats· Stats· Stats Graph
Thursday, August 29, 2019 - Update: ...
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Avi’s Thoughts on Climate Change Action – August 2019
Avi Rubin is a 14 year old kid activist. He was Lead poisoned as an infant (at 7 months old) and has a permanent brain injury as a result of his poisoning - with a visual memory in the 4th percentile. To accommodate his disabilities he has learned to use tools like "text to speech" to ...
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Video: Avi’s upset that he missed the first day of school because PPS did not yet approve his “Transfer” to Wilson.
You can read the full e-mail exchange to date with the school here on this link.
Link above updated 8/28/2019 - 8:40 p.m.
Video below is just 90 seconds long, make sure to turn on the volume. Thanks! ...
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August 2019 is now in 5th place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-)
2019· 2019 Stats· August· August 2019· August 2019 Stats· Stats· Stats Graph
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - Update: ...
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Calling all #LeadSafeMama readers in Georgia! I’ll be in ATLANTA October 2-5! Who wants a home consultation?!
2019· 2019 Award Nomination· 2019 Awards· 2019 Conference· 2019 Shiftcon
Hi Georgia friends!
Yesterday afternoon I got an e-mail letting me know that I have been nominated for an award!
The award is being given out in a ceremony at the ShiftCon social media conference this year in Georgia (which will be held in Atlanta on October 3-4-5). While, I won't find out if ...
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And then this happened… PPS continues to deny FAPE to my children. Please share this post, maybe they will respond.
A note to my readers: Please click through to twitter (the link to the tweet is below) and RT this and like it for me (in the hopes that the Portland Public Schools Superintendent of Schools sees the tweet and responds. Thank you.
Portland Public Schools is denying my children FAPE . - ...
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