Lead In The News: Los Angeles – August 6, 2017
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Lead In The News: Exide, August 9, 2017
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Lead In The News: August 23, 2017 #CALawsuit
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Lead In The News: August 23, 2017
Please click the image to read the full story. This article was originally published on August 23, 2017.
Lead In The News: August 24, 2017
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Stuff I have tested recently…
Here’s an image I just put together of several things I have tested with an XRF (and collected!) in recent months! Please let me know if you have any questions. There’s a second copy of the image below without the text bubbles so you can see the items more easily! If you are interested in supporting my…
Lead in Fishing Gear Sold at Walmart (Video)
This is a little video (just 4 minutes, 48 seconds long) about lead in fishing gear. If you are interested in supporting my independent consumer goods advocacy work please consider contributing via GoFundMe here, or Chip In via PayPal here. Thank you! As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask! Sincerely, Tamara…
FAPE
Here’s Wikipedia’s post on FAPE – click the image below to read the full post. If you have good links that will help other parents looking into FAPE considerations (especially for parents who have been denied appropriate free education for their children), please add the links as a comment below. Thank you! Sincerely, Tamara Rubin…
My Son’s New School’s “Back-To-School” shopping list!
Well… the most exciting news here is the first four words of the title of this blog post! I finally found a school for my youngest son Charlie! Charlie was lead poisoned in-utero (most likely as a result of my lead exposure in 2005 when my two middle sons were exposed) and has a “severe…
Back to school shopping!
Please consider starting your back-2-school shopping with my Amazon affiliate links. TIA! To start, grab yourself some #LeadFreePencils (we LOVE our Ticonderogas!) (Here’s our back-to-school shopping list!) http://amzn.to/2uSA7FY With each affiliate link purchase (from Amazon) I earn a percentage of what you buy at no extra cost to you! For an update of how much I have…
XRFTesting; Pricing
Updated August 14, 2017 Hello All! To date, participating in XRF testing has primarily helped only with the cost of the testing and costs related to making it possible for me to coordinate the testing (transportation, shipping, etc.).= I am changing the model a little bit in order to make it more predictable for me…
#AskTamara: Can I send you a box of my stuff to have it tested for Lead (so you can report the results on your site, too!)?
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…
#AskTamara: Does my fidget spinner have unsafe levels of lead? 31 answers in 90 seconds! (video)
#AskTamara Question: Does my child’s fidget spinner have unsafe levels of lead? Answer: This video has 31 answers in just 90 seconds! [Scroll down to watch the video at the bottom of the post.] The video linked below shows the test results for 31 of the “fidget spinners” I tested (in no particular order), using an XRF…
#LeadedTrumpetMouthpieces: A response to a band leader…
Band leaders across the country are understandably upset about my findings of lead in trumpet mouthpieces. The easy response for some is to not believe my findings and to try to discredit them (at least in their own minds) so that they feel that they do not need to alert their band members, nor take any…
July 2017 Amazon Affiliate Update
This post is an update on how much I’ve earned as an Amazon affiliate – thanks to all of you! To help support my independent lead poisoning prevention advocacy work, please keep clicking on my links before you start your shopping and Amazon will put a referral cookie in your browser so I will get a…
A New Book About Lead In Consumer Goods
Originally Published: July 2, 2017 Update: July 13, 2020 Summer 2020 UPDATE: With all that has been going on with the legal battles defending my advocacy work over the past four years, the book has continued to take a back burner to work that generates $ to pay lawyers (and work that generates $ to…
Wow! (June 2017)
Between “Fidget Spinners” and “Walmart Jelly Shoes”… more people visited this site in June 2017 than ever before, a total of 71,945 unique visits. Thank you so much for visiting and please keep the questions coming! Sincerely, Tamara Rubin “Unexpected Lead Expert” Mother of Four Sons To support my independent advocacy work, please consider contributing…
#FidgetSpinner: Rainbow Oval
Metal Oval, Rainbow Finish. (picture is below) Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect for Lead with an XRF Instrument. #LeadFree. [FYI: made of nickel, copper and zinc!] Look at Fidget Spinner Testing Video #3, from June 16th. Purchase Price: Approximately $8.99 Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Brought to me by Daizee (in Portland) Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s…
#FidgetSpinner: “Rose Gold” Color
Lighter weight “rose gold” colored metal spinner with three points. (picture is below) Lead Testing Results: 62 +/- 15 ppm lead (this is within acceptable levels of lead for a toy intended for children.) Look at Fidget Spinner Testing Video #3, from June 16th. Purchase Price: Approximately $7.70 Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Brought to me by Daizee (in Portland)…
#AskTamara: How can I make sure my Pizza cutter is Lead-free? Which pizza cutters do you use in your home?
#AskTamara Hello friends! This probably falls into the range of #OddQuestionsForTheDay… (aka: things I haven’t been asked about yet in all my years of doing this!) The following pictures and links are affiliate links* on Amazon, so if you choose to purchase any of these items after clicking, I will receive a small percentage of…
#FidgetSpinner: Stainless (“Star” configuration?)
Stainless Steel Spinner with Removable Points. Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect, “Negative” – Safe! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Sent in by a friend in New York City Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s Mark – link to similar one on Amazon here.* *I am including my affiliate link for the…
#FidgetSpinner: Green/ Yellow with Red Bearings
Green & Yellow Plastic Spinner with Red and Silver Bearing Circles. Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect, “Negative” – Safe! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Sent in by Tara in Farmington, New York Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s Mark – link to similar one on Amazon here.* *I am including…
#FidgetSpinner: American Flag
American Flag Design Plastic Spinner with Solid Black Bearing Circles. Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect, “Negative” – Safe! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Sent in by Tara in Farmington, New York Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s Mark – link to similar one on Amazon here.* *I am including my…
#FidgetSpinner: Pink Plastic Camo
Pink Camo Design Plastic Spinner with Solid Black Bearing Circles. Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect, “Negative” – Safe! Purchase Price: Could not find this exact item online. Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Sent in by Tara in Farmington, New York Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s Mark – link to similar one on Amazon here.* *I am including…