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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Recent & Important Articles:
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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Please sign. This petition asks Tupperware to officially respond re: Lead & Arsenic (etc!) found in their vintage products.
Click the image here to sign the petition on Change.org.
When you do sign, please leave a comment as well, this will help the petition to get more traction.
You can also read the full petition text (here on my blog) by scrolling down.
Thank you for reading, and (most important!) thank you ...
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Trace Lead exposure can impact fertility, pregnancy, and birth outcomes: The story of how Lead impacted my son Charlie’s birth. I nearly died.
Original Title:
Written on my youngest son's 11th birthday (July 2019): Read the story of how Lead impacted his birth (during which I almost died).
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood ...
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It’s Amazon Prime Day… so….Here’s an affiliate link you can click to support my advocacy work with your shopping.
Ok I cave! [I was really trying not to participate in the shopping frenzy that is "Prime Day"!]
Below is my Amazon affiliate link to get an Instant Pot super cheap on Prime Day! Just $55.99 - as of the time I posted it — and it is among the lowest-Lead pressure cooker-type appliances that I have ...
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WHY IS THIS NOT ILLEGAL?! Jervis & George glass sippy cup jar: 6,422 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 88 Cadmium
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-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 ...
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Star Wars Storm Trooper ceramic mug (Dollar Store find): 605 ppm Lead (90 is considered unsafe for kids’ items)
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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Do you know where the “Mad Hatter” got his name? Here’s a clue – vintage felt hat: 3,844 ppm MERCURY! [100 is unsafe]
I have long known the vintage and antique felt hats were (historically) made with unsafe levels of Mercury (as part of the felting process for the wool as I understand it), but I had never personally tested a vintage felt hat and found it to be positive for high levels of Mercury — until ...
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A #LeadSafeMama Financial Update: July 14, 2019 – Testing, Projects, Legal Battles
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Hello all!
Seeing as how my readers have been critical players in supporting my work during a difficult 3+ years, it's time for an update on the progress of various things - including a variety of exciting news to share!
#1, my legal battle:
Thank you so much to ...
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