Benjamin Franklin's Letter On Lead Poisoning
Phila July 31, 1786 (To Benjamin Vaughan)
Dear Friend,
I recollect that when I had the great Pleasure of seeing you at Southampton, now a 12 month since, we had some Conversation on the bad Effects of Lead taken inwardly; and that at your Request I ...
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While working on the bigger legal battle in a very public way, I quietly found out I won a smaller legal battle yesterday.
In the midst of all of the chaos and whirlwind of activity around my larger legal battles with the State, there have been other smaller legal battles stemming from the same sources along the way (quietly pulling at my attention and making it nearly impossible for me to get to my more important work ...
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It’s official! I am suing the Oregon DOJ, the District Attorney, DHS, Multnomah County Sheriff, the Governor of Oregon, and others
Against the advice of many of my friends (who have urged me not to spend any more time on this - as legal battles tend to suck your life away) I filed this lawsuit today - not just for me, but for every advocate who has been silenced.
My lawyers have argued that I cannot win - that ...
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Page 1 – May 9, 2019…. Stand by….
Today, on my 18th wedding anniversary.... this is what I am busy working on. Click the image to read the full 35 page complaint, which we are filing with the courts this morning.
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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Welp… I may end up filing this lawsuit against the State of Oregon on my own (Pro Se), so here you go! “F#$% Oregon” e-mail #1
Below is the email I sent to Ellen Mendoza at the Oregon DOJ tonight.
Stay tuned for a blow-by-blow. I will share each of the e-mails related to my case here.
Just click the "Tort Blog" category link!
Here's the definition of "Tort" for those not familiar with it:
My email ...
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Want some poison with your lemonade? Vintage Tupperware pitcher: 18 ppm Lead, 225 ppm Cadmium, 30 ppm Mercury.
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage Tupperware brand orange plastic skinny juice / lemonade pitcher had the following readings:
Orange Plastic of the Container:
Lead (Pb): 18 +/- 4 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 225 +/- 11 ppm
Mercury (Hg): 30 +/- 7 ppm
Arsenic ...
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Remember licking this after mom frosted a cake? Vintage Tupperware Cake Decorator: 1,283 ppm Lead (90 is toxic)
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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Lead Safe Mama’s May 2019 Facebook #Giveaway: Caveman Cups Pint Glasses!
May 2, 2019, 9:12 a.m.:
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Hi friends! #LeadSafeMama's Facebook page (this page - link here!) is fast approaching 25,000 "followers" and 24,000 "likes"!!! Please invite your friends to like and follow the #LeadSafeMama page (use the "invite friends" button on the side of the Facebook page!) and as ...
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I found an attorney to draft my tort claim against the State of Oregon, and now I just need to raise $1,500 today to cover his fee! #TIA
Hello all.
I am so very excited that I finally found a highly-qualified attorney to draft my tort claim against the various agencies and representatives identified in my tort claim notice!
He has requested a flat fee for this, of $1,500 in order to draft this in time for the May 10, 2019 ...
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#LeadSafeMama: Site Stats – April 2019 just inched its way into 4th place (4th #BestMonthEver), with over 143,000 views.
Well I still haven't gotten around to publishing a stats summary for March 2019... I think because I am probably still in shock at how amazing it was... but in the meantime, April 2019 is holding its own. As of this moment April 2019 is in 4th place #BestMonthEver for LeadSafeMama.com / ...
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Yesterday #LeadSafeMama’s total views for 2019 passed 1,720,000. This is more than 2x the total views for all of 2018.
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Yesterday (April 22, 2019 - Earth Day) ... quietly... #LeadSafeMama's total site views for 2019 passed 1,720,000 unique views (see chart below.)
This is more than twice the 859,201 total views in 2018! This is also more than THREE TIMES the total 502,881 views in ...
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Older Ikea Glass: 41,400 ppm Lead + 745 Cadmium (note: ALL newer Ikea I have tested has been Lead-safe or Lead-free)
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 ...
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New (August 2018) Rae Dunn Ceramic “Gulp” Coffee Mug from Marshall’s: 108 +/- 18 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
To see more examples of Rae Dunn pieces Lead Safe Mama has tested, click here.
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When tested with an XRF instrument, this ceramic "Rae Dunn Artisan Collection by Magenta" brand "Gulp" coffee mug (Made in China) purchased at a Marshall's in ...
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Consumers can’t tell: one of these Tupperware bowls has 3,136 ppm Cadmium + 773 Mercury (both are poisons), one does not.
As a consumer you have no way to know which vintage Tupperware piece has toxic heavy metals (including Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, Antimony and Lead - some of which are well documented known carcinogens) and which does not.
It is time for Tupperware to step in and make a public statement ...
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