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#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?

#LeadedHousehold: Lead in Hoses

My son Avi’s first ever Blood Lead Level (BLL) Test, from November 4, 2005 (when he was just 9 months [+ 7 days] old).

Vintage Syracuse china “Old Ivory” bowl with gold trim: 31,400 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Vintage Syracuse plain white ceramic dish, “Carefree” Serene pattern: 30,600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Syracuse China “Old Ivory” “Made In America” Tea Cup: 26,200 ppm Lead [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

Ikea Child’s Teacup in Blue: Non-Detect (Negative) for Lead

#LeadedAppliance: Baby Food Blender