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Q. How much Lead can Lead Safe Mama find in Jennifer Lawrence’s Amazon Wedding Registry Guide? A. Quite a bit!
Introduction: Tamara Rubin (aka Lead Safe Mama) is a multi-award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding ...
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These are my six favorite pages to follow on Facebook…
Tamara who do *you* follow on Facebook?
When I am scrolling through Facebook, these are the posts I pay attention to - either because they make me laugh (and give me a break from my day), or I know that because the post/story/information is from them there will likely be something I want to read ...
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Coming Soon: XRF test results for 1983 Pizza Hut Care Bear collectable glasses. Did you have these?
I bought both of these sets (pictured below) on ebay tonight and I look forward to testing them to compare how the XRF detectable Lead levels are different between the very worn blue one and the blue in newer condition! Stand by (I will probably be reporting the test results for these a month or so ...
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#MicDrop – Lead Safe Mama passed 4 MILLION unique all time views TODAY! Thank you!
I can't wait to see when we reach the next milestone! Last week I set a goal of reaching 5,000,000 unique all-time views by the end of the day on 12/31/2019. :-)
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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“Almost Final” Lead Safe Mama October 2019 Travel Schedule: CO, CA, WI, IL, VT, MA, NY, PA, GA, NH & ME!
October 2019 Lead Safe Mama Travel Schedule
On this page is the graphic that has my full October 2019 travel schedule, updated today - Sunday, September 22, 2019. The image below is full size and you can click it to see it larger if you are having trouble reading it at all.
The pink stars ...
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2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Portugal “Arv” floral white & green plate: 126 ppm Lead. (Read full post for details.)
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009:
Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I ...
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2019 Ikea Brand, Made In China – Dinera matte beige dish: 52 ppm Lead. (Read full post for details.)
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009:
Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I ...
Read More about 2019 Ikea Brand, Made In China – Dinera matte beige dish: 52 ppm Lead. (Read full post for details.)
2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Turkey – Lilac Arv “Ruffled” Dish: 341 ppm Lead + 34 ppm Cadmium (Read full post for details.)
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009:
Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. ...
Read More about 2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Turkey – Lilac Arv “Ruffled” Dish: 341 ppm Lead + 34 ppm Cadmium (Read full post for details.)
2019 Ikea Brand, Made In China – Turquoise Fargrik Plate: 34 ppm Lead (Please read full post for details.)
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009:
Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I ...
Read More about 2019 Ikea Brand, Made In China – Turquoise Fargrik Plate: 34 ppm Lead (Please read full post for details.)
2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Thailand – Dark Turquoise Fargrik Plate: 122 ppm Lead (Please read full post for details.)
Background on my work testing Ikea products since 2009:
Since I get so many *Ikea* questions (and since I have long-recommended Ikea as a great general-purpose go-to brand), I decided to purchase some new, current Ikea plates myself, and post their test results here on the blog. With much of what I ...
Read More about 2019 Ikea Brand, Made In Thailand – Dark Turquoise Fargrik Plate: 122 ppm Lead (Please read full post for details.)
Lead Safe Mama will pass 4 MILLION unique all time views in the coming week! Stand by – & Thank you!
If things keep going at the current rate, we'll reach FOUR MILLION unique all-time views in just about six days (sometime around midnight on Sunday, September 22, 2019!)
This follows reaching:
3,500,000 all-time views on June 30, 2019
3,000,000 all-time views on March 31, 2019 ...
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Brand-new (2019 Open Stock at Fred Meyer) Corelle Key West Dish: 141 ppm Cadmium (75 is illegal in Denmark)
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). ...
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Brand New (2019 Open Stock at Fred Meyer) Corelle Prairie Garden Gray Dish: 16 ppm Cadmium (within safe levels.)
What are the exact XRF readings for this dish?
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish (brand new off the Fred Meyer shelf, purchased in 2019) pictured here (Made in the USA Corelle white glass with the "Prairie Garden Gray" pattern) had the following readings (note: given the shape of the dish ...
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