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The Beatles Yellow Submarine pin: 447,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] + 6.766 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Yellow Submarine Beatles pin [with no maker’s mark or information to indicate country of origin or year of manufacture*] had the following readings:
On the decorative enamel front of the pin:
Lead (Pb): 447,400 +/- 2,700 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 6,766 +/- ...
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Pure Down natural goose down feather pillow with white cotton case: 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this "Pure Down” brand (www.PureDown.com) feather pillow with a white cotton case (no zipper), model PD-16020 was positive for 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping [and negative for any heavy metals everywhere else].
Note: if you are interested in a non-toxic ...
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Which salt do you use in your kitchen, Tamara? (Hint: Pink Himalayan salt is among the highest Lead content salts!)
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The preview of the film has already had over 5,140 views on YouTube! Thank you. Please keep sharing, everyone!
Amazing — as I write this (at a few minutes after 4 p.m. on Friday, December 20th), the film preview has already had 5,140 views on YouTube, since I posted the full 92-minute preview screener there on December 12th - at 6:15 p.m.!
Here’s the link, in case you have not watched it yet... This ...
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Today (12/19/19) Dec. 2019 became the 2nd #BestMonthEver on LeadSafeMama.com. #GoalsMet! TY!
#GoalsMet
Early this morning (Thursday, December 19, 2019), this month became the second best month ever on the blog – the month with the second most unique views in one calendar month) by you - my readers! Now that we have met this goal, I’ll hold off on reporting any more stats until January 1st ...
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Today (12/18/19) Dec. 2019 bumped into the 3rd #BestMonthEver spot on LeadSafeMama.com. Thank YOU!
#Boom #Boom #Boom! We’re “*ON FIRE*", folks! [Again!]
And again.... Sorry if this is boring for some of you, but as an independent advocate, if I don’t share these exciting milestones with you, there is no one else that is going to! Plus, it is thanks to YOU that these things keep happening, ...
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Bennington Potters blue glazed ceramic coffee mug: LEAD FREE! Really great gift choice! $31.00 (including shipping).
Note: This is NOT a sponsored post and these photos do not do this mug justice.
Here is the website for this company: https://www.benningtonpotters.com
Does this coffee mug test positive for Lead? NOPE!
When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue glazed Bennington Potters mug (made in ...
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Today (12/17/19) Dec. 2019 vaulted forward into the 4th #BestMonthEver spot on LeadSafeMama.com. Thank YOU!
#Boom #Boom #Boom! We’re “*ON FIRE*", folks!
By tomorrow night, December 2019 is on track to likely be the *second best month ever* for my blog, with over 214,000 unique views in one month! There’s no way (short of something odd and unexpected going viral later this month) that we’ll get ...
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A lovely inexpensive natural non-toxic gift idea – olive wood bowl from Trader Joe’s: Lead-free & only $5.99!
This is NOT a sponsored post! :-)
When tested with an XRF instrument this small Tunisian olive wood bowl from Trader Joe’s had the following readings:
Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 1 ppm
Copper (Cu): 12 +/- 8 ppm
It was non-detect (Negative) for the following metals:
Lead
Mercury ...
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December 2019 bumped into the 7th #BestMonthEver spot on the Lead Safe Mama website. Thank YOU!
Today (Monday, 12/16/19), December 2019 bumped into the 7th #BestMonthEver spot on the Lead Safe Mama site, passing 187,000 unique views for the month of December at around 4 p.m..
Now - at almost 8 p.m. - we’re at over 191,000 unique all-time views for the month of December. If this traffic ...
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Terrifying tiny pewter piggy: 16,700 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 80,900 ppm Antimony (causes cancer in rats.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this terrifying tiny pewter pig (with zombie devil eyes!) is shown to be terrifying in more ways than one!
Lead (Pb): 16,700 +/- 800 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 80,900 +/- 1,600 ppm
Tin (Sb): 882,300 +/- 3,900 ppm
Copper (Cu): 13,800 +/- 1,200 ppm
Titanium ...
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This vintage Corelle dish with a basket and flowers is 2,406 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids). Which Corelle pattern do you have?
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Made in Japan “Field” vintage small bowl: 7,196 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids), 74 ppm Antimony + 226 ppm Arsenic.
When tested with an XRF instrument this “Made in Japan” Field china bowl (I don’t know if Field is the brand or the pattern, and the exact year of manufacture of this dish is unknown at this time) had the following readings:
White center of food surface of bowl:
Zinc (Zn): 46 +/- 17 ppm ...
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