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. ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
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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National Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Key: 11,800 ppm Lead [90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids.]
Oh the irony!
When tested with an XRF instrument, this pink "Breast Cancer Awareness" key tested positive for a high level of LEAD. Lead can cause humans to have a significantly compromised immune system - which in turn can create a biological environment conducive to the growth of cancerous ...
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Lead Safe Mama October 2019 Lead Poisoning Prevention Month Tour; Available Dates
Are you interested in hosting a public #LeadSafeMama event, having a private home consultation with me, or bringing me to your workplace for a corporate Lunch-and-Learn event (or similar community outreach event) this year for Lead Poisoning Prevention Month in October?
Please check out the ...
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I got an amazing response from Jervis & George re: the Lead-painted markings on their baby feeding jars. Please read it!
Teamwork!
Jervis & George contacted me yesterday with a response to the testing I reported here this year (2019) and last (2018), testing that was prompted by home testing done by one of my readers who owned these products (a reader who then sent her jars to me for further testing using XRF ...
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Kwikset sliver-colored door handle: No Lead! No Cadmium! No Mercury! No Arsenic! [A great choice!]
When tested with an XRF instrument the silver-colored Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Barium (Ba): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Antimony (Sb): non-detect
Selenium ...
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Kwikset door handle: No Lead! But 494 ppm Mercury (Hg).
When tested with an XRF instrument the Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): 494 +/- 185 ppm
Barium (Ba): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Antimony (Sb): non-dtect
Selenium (Se): ...
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Baldwin door handle: 11,400 ppm Lead [For context: 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by children].
When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Barium (Ba): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Antimony (Sb): non-dtect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Tin (Sn): ...
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First day of high school – 6 days late! Happy boys! They just want to learn all the things.
Today (Thursday, September 5, 2019) was the first day of high school for my two middle boys! They started 9th and 12th grade today after finally being approved for a transfer to a Lead-Safe school yesterday.
We’re so thankful to everyone who helped make this possible & the boys are thrilled ...
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Lead Safe Mama passed 3.9 million unique all time views today! Thank you!
I am so full of gratitude for all of the readers on the Lead Safe Mama blog right now.
This month (September 2019) is probably the most difficult and challenging time since the attacks on my advocacy work began in March of 2016. I expect it will continue to be extremely challenging (mostly from a ...
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