Alternate Title: How I *met* Kirsten at Kleynimals
I love this little story, so I wanted to share it with my readers. It's a very small world and birds of a feather flock together and all of that!
So here's the story....
In 2011 I won the Healthy Child Healthy World Mom On A Mission award. ...
Read More about My mother’s best friend’s youngest son’s wife is childhood friends with the owner of this company [But I loved their toys before I learned this!]
Recent & Important Articles:
Vintage Red Vinyl Measuring Tape for Sewing: 4,054 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe in kids items.]
When tested with a Niton XL3T XRF instrument in consumer goods mode this red vinyl "Made in China" vintage measuring tape (pictured here) had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 4,054 +/- 121 ppm
Barium (Ba): 823 +/- 82 ppm
Bromine (Br): 31 +/- 9 ppm
Copper (Cu): 74 +/- 41 ppm ...
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Singer Sewing Machines Vintage Pink Vinyl Measuring Tape: 3,783 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe in kids items.]
When tested with a Niton XL3T XRF instrument in consumer goods mode this measuring tape (pictured here) had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 3,783 +/- 98 ppm
Barium (Ba): 435 +/- 63 ppm
Bromine (Br): 35 +/- 7 ppm
Copper (Cu): 54 +/- 34 ppm
Iron (Fe): 126 +/- 68 ppm
Metals not ...
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An AMAZING note from Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity (in response to my post about their mug!)
Yesterday I posted about a Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity promotional coffee mug being positive for high lead paint (with an additional commentary about how disappointed I have been with HFH's apparent consistent (historic/persistent) organizational disregard for toxicity concerns — constituting a ...
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New (2019) tiles I tested for a friend. Click the image to see the Lead levels for each of the tiles pictured.
I tested these tiles (shown in the picture) using an XRF instrument and they had the following Lead readings (see the image below).
I am sharing this with my readers really just "for fun" to show the range of Lead one might find in brand new (2019) tiles. I may update this post with more ...
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Welcome Kleynimals, and Thank You!
Welcome Kleynimals!
A big "THANK YOU!" shout out to the newest #LeadSafeMama sponsor, Kleynimals!
I am excited to share with you that as of this month (May 2019) Kleynimals is officially on board as a sponsor of #LeadSafeMama's independent consumer goods testing and Lead-Poisoning ...
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Ceramic mug; a perfect symbol of the beef I have with Habitat for Humanity: 28,500 ppm Lead + 379 ppm Cadmium.
I was just talking about Habitat for Humanity on Facebook with someone earlier today.
Habitat for Humanity has been on my S%^t list for a looooong time.
I have been continually frustrated by the lack of ethics in their Habitat ReStore program — where across the country I have seen countless ...
Read More about Ceramic mug; a perfect symbol of the beef I have with Habitat for Humanity: 28,500 ppm Lead + 379 ppm Cadmium.
Vintage (1978-1988) yellow Lego® guy w red hat: 5,096 ppm Cadmium [≥40 is unsafe] & 26 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos®.
Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage yellow Lego® head with red hat pictured here [test results are replicable, and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Vintage (1978-1988) Red & Yellow Lego® door: 10,300 ppm Cadmium [≥40 is unsafe] & 38 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos®.
Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage red and yellow Lego® door pictured here [test results are replicable, and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Vintage (1978-1988) Red Lego® 4 x 12 panel: 7,659 ppm Cadmium (40 is unsafe) + 39 ppm Arsenic
Click here to read my recent post that fully discusses the concern for Cadmium found in vintage (1970s-1980s) Legos.
Below is the full XRF reading set for the vintage red 4 x 12 Lego® block / panel pictured here (tests are replicable and were done for a minimum of three minutes - 180 ...
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Some vintage Legos® test positive for high level of a known carcinogen. Can I tell if my Legos® are safe?
One of these small yellow Lego® bricks (pictured above) is vintage (the one on the left of the photo was purchased new, "between 1978 and 1988") and tested positive for a very high level of Cadmium (a known carcinogen); the other is newer (belongs to my kiddos and was purchased sometime ...
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c. 1980-1990 Corelle Fruit Pattern Plate: 14,900 ppm Lead & 327 ppm Cadmium (90 ppm Pb is unsafe)
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 ...
Read More about c. 1980-1990 Corelle Fruit Pattern Plate: 14,900 ppm Lead & 327 ppm Cadmium (90 ppm Pb is unsafe)
Blue Willow (c. early 1990s) Churchill Bowl: 57,100 +/- 1,600 ppm Lead. More than 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
The markings on this piece are as follows: "Fine English Tableware" - Churchill - "Made in Staffordshire, England"
To see more "Made In England" pieces I have tested, Click Here.
To see more Blue Willow pieces I have tested, Click Here.
The woman who sent me this bowl told me she ...
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Vintage Royal Portable Typewriter in Original Carrying Case: 7,035 ppm Lead + 2,058 ppm Cadmium + 516 ppm Arsenic
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). ...
Read More about Vintage Royal Portable Typewriter in Original Carrying Case: 7,035 ppm Lead + 2,058 ppm Cadmium + 516 ppm Arsenic
