Bunnykins Baby Set (c. 1970s): 73,800 ppm Lead (over 90 ppm is unsafe for kids)

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This Bunnykins vintage (1970s?) ceramic dish set tested positive with an XRF for 73,800 parts per million Lead. Learn more about XRF instruments and XRF testing here, and here. If this were sold today (with this level of Lead), it would be considered highly illegal because it is a dishware set sold specifically for use…

1991 Beatrix Potter Wedgwood Peter Rabbit Baby Dishes: 52,000 ppm Lead (over 90 ppm is considered unsafe & illegal today)

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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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 8 (video)

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our EIGHTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing!  We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Blue plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Red plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Blue…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 7 (video)

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SEVENTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing!  We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets Tested in This Video Include: Dark Blue Plastic Fidget. Purple Plastic Fidget. Stainless Steel Silver Colored Fidget. Pink Metallic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 6 (video)

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SIXTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing!  We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video include: Red Plastic Spinner with Black Bearings. Silver Metallic Plastic Spinner. Dark Green Cammo Plastic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 5 (video)

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FIFTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing!  We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video: X-Design Black Plastic Spinner. White Plastic Spinner. Orange Cammo Plastic Spinner.

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 4 (video)

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FOURTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing!  We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Gray 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Light Pink 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Magenta…

Amazon Affiliate Update June

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This post is an update on how much I’ve earned as an Amazon affiliate – thanks to all of you! 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 percentage of whatever you purchase, at no extra cost to…

Viral Again! Walmart Jelly Shoes (Video)

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Carissa and I posted this video (embedded video is at the bottom of the page) on Facebook yesterday evening at 5:27 p.m. Just over 25 hours later, at 6:37 p.m. tonight, the video had 22,000+ views and the post had reached 73,494 people!  Just 19 minutes later I checked back and the views were at 23,000+…

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart! Clear Glasses (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For more lead-free kitchen choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you! Clear Drinking Glasses from Tamara Rubin on Vimeo.

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Crockpots (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For lead-free kitchen choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you!

#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Walmart!, Pioneer Woman Glasses (video)

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More #GuerrillaXRFTesting videos featuring Tamara and Carissa! Please watch and share and let us know if you have any questions! For more lead-free glassware choices, click here! To support our work so we can make more of these videos, please consider donating to my GoFundMe! Thank you!

Dr. Mercola “Metals Free” Frying Pan: 14,900 ppm Lead. Check out the 140+ comments on this one, too!

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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 Commission)…

#FidgetSpinnerTesting: Heavy Machined Brass with Plastic Colorful Bands

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Material: Primarily Machined Leaded Brass with Plastic Colorful Accents- Manufacturer: Unknown / Not Confirmed – Purchased at: Unknown / Online?  – Price: $31.99 (based on other internet listings.) Purchase Date: May 2017 (?) – Purchase State: Oregon – Color: Yellow Brass with Red, Yellow and Blue Plastic  – Sent in By: Mama in Oregon – Test Results: Lead: 42,800…

#FidgetSpinnerTesting: Cammo Green Plastic from HobbyTown

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This is the very first spinner I ever tested (or touched for that matter!, lol!)  – end-of-May 2017. Material: Primarily Hard Plastic – Manufacturer: Unknown / Not Confirmed – Purchased at: HobbyTown – Purchase Date: May 19, 2017 (?) – Purchase State: Oklahoma – Color: Green / Cammo – Sent in By: Johna in Oklahoma…