Originally Published: June 30, 2019
Updated: July 2, 2021
Who doesn't have the childhood memory of the sensation of putting their mouth up against the cool bubbling water right at the end of the hose to drink on a hot summer day? I certainly do!
The concern for Lead in hoses is two-fold: ...
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#TamarasTravelTips: I rented a car in Los Angeles (at LAX) for $22.98! Whaaa. (Just one of my little adventures on the road.)
I am probably writing this more for myself than for you - as a bit of a "journal entry" of the stuff I have to put up with in my life to do what I do to help families around the country — but maybe one or two of you might find this as amusing as I do (if you go for dry-mundane-humor type of ...
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Hello Southern California — Lead Safe Mama is in your neighborhood for the next two weeks!
Hello all!
I am currently on a flight to Southern California (LAX) and will be "in the area" for the next two weeks!
[As my home is in Portland, Oregon these days, at this point for me, "southern California" loosely includes pretty much "anywhere south of the San Francisco Bay Area"! lol ...
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Vintage Cream Corelle Plate With Peach Tulip Buds: 28,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 150 Cadmium
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 testing (a ...
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Sango Vega Aqua Square Ceramic Dish: 1,219 ppm Lead (90 is considered unsafe in items for use by kids).
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When tested with an XRF instrument the green and white Sango brand dish pictured here had the ...
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Target Threshold Small Green “Joy” Stoneware Dish: 255 ppm Lead (90 is considered unsafe in items for use by kids)
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 ...
Read More about Target Threshold Small Green “Joy” Stoneware Dish: 255 ppm Lead (90 is considered unsafe in items for use by kids)
Target Threshold Tiny Orange Stoneware Dish: 362 ppm Cadmium + 87 ppm Lead.
When tested with an XRF instrument the (tiny) orange and white Threshold brand dish (from Target) pictured here had the following readings:
Test focused on area of dish with orange glaze:
(this glaze is inside on the food-surface of the dish)
Cadmium (Cd): 362 +/- 24 ppm
Barium (Ba): ...
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Target Threshold Small Orange Stoneware Dish: 384 ppm Cadmium + 108 ppm Lead.
When tested with an XRF instrument the orange and white Threshold brand dish (from Target) pictured here had the following readings:
Test focused on area of dish with orange glaze:
(this glaze is inside and outside of dish & had similar readings in both locations.)
Cadmium (Cd): ...
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Corelle Coordinates White Stoneware Dish with Black Stripe Design: 92 ppm Lead (within safe range).
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings:
Test focused on area of dish with black stripe:
Lead (Pb): 92 +/- 34 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,744 +/- 235 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,999 +/- 185 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 95 +/- 45 ppm
Tin (Sn): 303 +/- 47 ppm ...
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Corelle Coordinates White Porcelain Mug with Black Stripe Design: 6,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items.)
When tested with an XRF instrument the mug pictured here had the following readings:
Test focused on area of mug with black stripe:
Lead (Pb): 6,300 +/- 157 ppm
Barium (Ba): 184 +/- 50 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 791 +/- 104 ppm
Tin (Sn): 48 +/- 15 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 11,500 +/- 300 ppm ...
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Corelle Coordinates White Porcelain Mug: 24 ppm Lead, considered safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument the mug pictured here had the following readings:
Glazed surface of the mug:
Lead (Pb): 24 +/- 12 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,220 +/- 207 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 158 +/- 17 ppm
Vanadium (V): 93 +/- 21 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 143 +/- 29 ppm
Logo area on bottom of ...
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Wood-Look “SOCI” Ceramic Tile, Marquette Trellis Pattern: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)
When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings:
Glazed surface of the tile:
No metals detect in Consumer Goods mode.
Back (unglazed) side of the tile:
Vanadium (V): 121 +/- 51 ppm
No other metals detected.
Metals not found are not listed. ...
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White Subway-Tile Style Ceramic Tile by “Cabinet Concepts”: 110 +/- 17 ppm Lead (in substrate), safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings:
Glazed surface of the tile:
Barium (Ba): 548 +/- 105 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 65,900 +/- 2,100 ppm
Copper (Cu): 361 +/- 75 ppm
Iron (Fe): 657 +/- 178 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 214 +/- 68 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): ...
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Wood-Look (Gray-ish) Ceramic Tile: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)
When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings:
Glazed surface of the tile:
Barium (Ba): 162 +/- 55 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 950 +/- 94 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 10,600 +/- 400 ppm
Copper (Cu): 120 +/- 43 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 230 +/- 77 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,825 ...
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