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Typical American house key #2 – silver finish: 10,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is illegal in items intended for use by kids.

Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!

#Leaded: Black Sunbeam Crock-Pot Brand Ceramic Liner

#LeadedCrocks: Tru Crock Black Glazed Ceramic Liner

#LeadedCrocks: White Rival Liner

#LeadFree Crockpot!

#LeadedCrocks; Sunbeam 2

#LeadedCrocks: Sunbeam Black Ceramic Crockpot Liner

#LeadedCrocks: Crockpot Liner, Brand Unknown

#LeadedCrocks: Ceramic Rival CrockPot Liner

#SaferChoices: How to choose a Lead-free tea kettle

Kleynimals stainless steel toys keys – a great alternative for babies who just have to play with real metal keys!

Small Le Creuset ceramic custard cup: 131 ppm Lead + 67 ppm Arsenic.

Le Creuset Red & Creme Colored Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 40,700 ppm Lead. [For context, 90 ppm is unsafe for children’s items.]

Le Creuset Tea Kettle: 11,900 ppm Cadmium (Cadmium causes cancer & does not belong in our tea kettles!) + 103 ppm Lead

#CadmiumConcerns: Le Creuset Casserole

The exterior enamel on this Le Creuset kettle was positive for 9,163 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

Small Blue Ceramic Le Creuset Custard Pot: 36,900 ppm Lead

If a doctor says your baby’s Blood Lead Level is “normal” – get a new doctor. There’s no “NORMAL” level of LEAD in blood.

Ask Tamara: What about natural chelation?

My favorite article ever about the impact of low-level Lead exposure

#AskTamara: What is the impact of lead poisoning in adults, including college age students?

Ask Tamara: What are the symptoms of childhood Lead poisoning?

Ask Tamara: How quickly did Avi’s blood Lead level (BLL) go down after he was poisoned?