Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers
Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers. 57,800 ppm lead (on the painted decorations). Lids are lead-free (non-detect for lead with XRF). XRFTesting. To help research safer choices for your family, click here. To learn more about testing for lead, click here.
Small vintage milk glass Pyrex mixing bowl: 893 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe in kid’s items & most milk glass has some Lead)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
This is what a responsible company looks like! Read this letter from Instant Pot.
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…
Letter from Green Sprouts Sippy Cup Attorneys
Originally Published: February 26, 2017 I have been out of town (in California) for the past several days. My husband received this via FedEx today (Saturday, 2/25/2017). Please click on the image to see the letter full size. I will be writing more about this shortly, however I want to say that I stand by…
#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
My original letter to the makers of the Green Sprouts sippy cup, following my findings of Lead paint on their glass insert.
Newly manufactured (2017) sippy cup: tested positive for 3,003 ppm Lead (using XRF technology). Originally published: February 10, 2017 Updated: 12/13/2020 Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to to see a full size PDF of my original letter (dated January 30, 2017) that was written to the manufacturer of Green Sprouts products…
One Year Ago Today! #IMetABoyAtTheRally
Last year I was affiliated with a nonprofit and our country was in the middle of an election so I limited my sharing of my work with Bernie Sanders, but since both of those things are no longer retraints I wanted to share this with you… #JustBecause! I met Bernie’s Flint campaign HQ manager a…
Bentonite clay (a primary Earthpaste toothpaste ingredient) has unsafe levels of Lead. Earthpaste’s marketing downplays this fact.
Originally posted/ discussed in April, 2014 Updated: February 6, 2017 Here’s a great recent article about bentonite clay use and its potential dangers. 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…
Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Washington At Valley Forge dish: 44,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Vintage Plate: 44,500 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is 90 ppm or higher. Vintage china is not regulated for total Lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.) For more information about LEAD FREE dish choices,…
Ask Tamara: Q. Can I test my dishes for lead with a home test kit for Lead? A. Sometimes, but not normally. (Click to read more.)
Our current preferred brand for home test kits (to test for Lead in paint) can be found on this link. Additionally, here is a link to a new Lead-testing product that does work on some consumer goods (but not all). Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of…
Spectacular News! HUD lead limits lowered!
This is spectacular. It has been in the works for something 9 years! (Really much longer since the original research was done!) Kudos to the National Center for Healthy Housing for their hard work! From Jonathan Wilson, National Center for Healthy Housing Date: Feb 1, 2017 5:00 PM Subject: HUD OLHCHH lowers dust lead levels…
#SaferChoices: Ice Cream Scoops
Today I am posting images of the various ice cream scoops I have tested with an XRF instrument that have tested positive for lead. If you have questions about XRF testing, please click here. In the many years that I have been testing consumer goods I have consistently found at least trace lead in most…
#Leaded: Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Scoop…
Baskin Robbins Brand Ice Cream Scoop: 1,040 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument. #XRFTesting If you have an interest in learning more about these posts (likely because you are new to my site!) please check out this post for a start! Thanks for visiting! For #SaferChoices in ice cream scoops for your family, click here.
Would you like some lead (or cadmium or arsenic) with that ice cream?
Vintage Ice Cream Scoop. Metal: 28 ppm lead – considered safe by all standards. Red Plastic Handle: 3,091 ppm cadmium / 26 ppm Arsenic. — Most ice cream scoops I have tested (especially the vintage ones) have tested positive for at least some lead with an XRF. For #SaferChoices in ice cream scoops for your…
#LeadFreeGlass! Random!
No lead! No Mercury ! No arsenic. I’ll ask my friend Sarah where she bought this! #XRFTesting This is one of several posts where I will share very little information and really focus on the photos and the XRF Test results. If you have an interest in learning more about these posts (likely because you are…
2008 White Ceramic Starbucks Coffee Holiday Mug: 11,200 ppm Lead
2008 White Ceramic Starbucks Coffee Holiday Mug: Tested positive for lead with levels as high as 11,200 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument. An item like this will not likely test positive with a LeadCheck swab. You can read more about that here. For context: the amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate…
Grandma’s Rubber Grapes, With a Side of Lead!
Rubber Centerpiece FauxGrapes: 704 ppm lead. Did your grandma have these in the middle of her dining room table? They were so chewy! I distinctly remember taking them from the centerpiece and chewing them like gum! The current hazard level for items intended for children is 90 ppm lead. #XRFTesting This is one of several…
#LeadedMugs; Dollar Store – #1 Mom!
901 ppm lead. #DollarStore, Purchased c. 2010. —— The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead. Items intended for adults (including dishware) are generally unregulated for total lead content as detectable with an XRF. For lead-free mug & cup choices click here! …
Older [Pre-2010] Robeez-Style Baby Shoes: 626 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is considered illegal & unsafe for kids today.
Originally posted February 2017 Updated November 2019 When tested with an XRF instrument, this older Robeez* baby shoe tested positive for Lead with the following readings: 626 ppm Lead (yellow areas of the shoe) 264 ppm Lead (red areas of this shoe) 40 ppm Lead (brown sole of the shoe) – – – please continue…
2011 Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel Starbucks Travel Mug: 63,549 ppm Lead. Context – 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items!
Starbucks 2011 Ceramic Lined Travel Mug- (broke in shipping). Inside of mug / white ceramic liner / the part that touches the coffee: 63,549 ppm Lead (ummmm huh!?). The above number is the level of Lead found when testing the mug using XRF technology. To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. For context: The…
#Leaded: 2006 White Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel Starbucks Coffee Brand Travel Mug
2006 Starbucks Mug. Made in China. Interior & exterior white glaze: 66 ppm lead. Logo (words): 1,122 ppm lead & 266 ppm arsenic. If you have an interest in learning more about these posts (likely because you are new to my site!) please check out this post and this post for a start! Thanks for visiting! For lead-free mug & cup choices…
#LeadedMugs: Starbucks White Mug, 2016
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…
Starbucks Coffee Recycled Glass Tumbler: 1,732 ppm Lead [For context: 100 ppm Lead is considered unsafe in toys.]
The Starbucks Coffee Brand slightly green tinted tumbler / glass pictured here had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument: Lead (Pb): 1,732 +/- 96 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Arsenic (As): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect (ND) The amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate of an item manufactured…
My friend invited me to a testing party—what the heck is a “testing party?”
Question: Tamara, my friend invited me to a testing party. What the heck is a testing party and why was I invited? Answer: Your friend probably likes you a lot! She is likely an environmentally conscious person with a concern for your health and well-being and a concern for the health and well-being of…