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By Ankita Rao
July 23, 2019
Millions of Kids Are Exposed to Lead Because the U.S. Prefers to Protect Landlords
Exposure to lead can cause permanent brain damage, a lower IQ, and other health problems. But without federal regulations, most people ...
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July 2019: Huge shout-out to Daron Jackson Photography for the new portraits she did for my family (& my website)!
Here's my family portrait from 2009 —10 years ago!
You may have noticed I have been using the same family portrait on website posts and in the news for a very long time!
Why? Finances, for one (it's not always possible to set aside $ for this sort of thing when feeding your family is ...
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Antique/vintage cut-out (lick-the-back) embossed stickers with glitter: 6,385 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids)
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 ...
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Vintage “Historical America Betsy Ross Showing The First Flag” Dish by Homer Laughlin: 57,200 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe]
This plate was purchased at an antique store in Oregon in 2018. The text on the back is as follows:
Historical America
Betsy Ross Showing the First Flag...1777
Homer Laughlin China Co.
Made in USA
Picture Reproduced From
Original Painting By
Joseph Boggs Beale
Copyright - Modern ...
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Vintage Lenox Temper-Ware Fall Bounty Plate: 173,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for children) + 1,775 ppm Arsenic
This vintage Temper-ware by Lenox (Made in the USA, Fall Bounty pattern) was a likely source of Lead exposure for a child. Mama sent me this plate to test after she first confirmed it was positive for Lead by testing it with a swab. While not all vintage dishes will test positive with a ...
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Vintage Maxwell House Thermos: 2,034 ppm Lead, 26 Cadmium, 249 Arsenic, 42 Antimony & that’s just in the CUP!
When tested with an XRF instrument this Thermos brand Maxwell House coffee Thermos (vintage, yard sale find!) had the following readings:
Continue reading below each of the images to see the XRF reading for that specific component.
Integrated red plastic cup on top (image above):
Lead ...
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I’m sort of in love with this store! Miniso 2019 “Smile, Enjoy Your Life” Glass Water Bottle: Lead-Free (Cadmium Free, etc.)
When tested with an XRF instrument, this newly-purchased (2019) Miniso small glass water bottle had the following readings:
Plain (undecorated) section of the glass of the bottle:
Barium (Ba): 456 +/ 228 ppm
Copper (Cu): 50 +/- 18 ppm
Iron (Fe): 125 +/- 38 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 12 +/- 7 ...
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Do you have a painted bracelet like this at home? This was positive for 19,400 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe] + 489 Arsenic.
When tested with an XRF instrument the hand painted child's bracelet pictured here had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 19,400 +/- 400 ppm
Arsenic (As): 489 +/- 132 ppm
Barium (Ba): 24,500 +/- 500 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 3,332 +/- 246 ppm
Tests are science-based and results are ...
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Authentic Louis Vuitton Bag, c. 2001: 811 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe. Does your baby play with your purse?
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an 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 Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She ...
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Authentic Louis Vuitton Bag, c. 2001: 223 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Does your child play with yours?
The owner of this purse told me she purchased it new in Paris (direct from the manufacturer) about 20 years ago, c. 2001.
To see more authentic Louis Vuitton purses I have tested, click here.
I have known for years that these Louis Vuitton purses often contain high levels of Lead (I ...
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I’m sick (very unhealthy) as a result of the legal battle of the past 3 years & I am going to try to do something about it.
Hello friends!
I've decided to write this post as a declaration, a "line in the sand" of sorts - hopefully a point of demarcation that will help me get back to where I once was in terms of my health.
I'm sick.
I am very unhealthy as a result of personal sacrifices because of the legal battle ...
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July 2019 Update: Opportunities to Invest in Lead Safe Mama’s Work
July 18, 2019 - Update
Lead Safe Mama, LLC is GROWING...
I've written this post because maybe you (my readers) know someone who might be interested in supporting this work in a big way – while also getting something in return. As my regular readers know, this is work that really no one ...
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Who has a trinket box like this at home? This is from Kashmir, India: 192,500 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this little trinket box from Kashmir, India had the following readings*:
Top Area, white base paint with colorful decorations (image above):
Lead (Pb): 192,500 +/- 12,000 ppm
Barium (Ba): 7,824 +/- 870 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 3,117 +/- 265 ppm
Vanadium ...
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Braun MultiQuick Hand Blender / Food Processor: Lead Free in All Accessible Components (no Lead detected via XRF.)
For the record, and as an example of the complexity of some of the XRF testing I do, this Braun multi-function handheld blender/food processor was a very challenging, extremely time-consuming item to test — with more than 24 separate XRF-accessible elements [and an even more, inaccessible ...
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