A while back I posted that as soon as #LeadSafeMama hit 23,000 followers on Facebook to celebrate and mark the occasion I would give away a set of #LeadFreeDishes to one randomly selected person from the list of followers.
So today, 3/14/2019 #LeadSafeMama reached that milestone and later ...
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With the incredible growth & expanded reach of my website, I’m looking for a business loan or “angel investor.”
271,828 views already in March alone (by 4:36 p.m. today) — and we're not even half-way through the month! Imagine how much more productive and impactful my work would be if I could afford resources like AN OFFICE and CHILDCARE! ;-)
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Vintage Tupperware ORANGE cup: 3,270 ppm Cadmium + 1,058 ppm Mercury (both are extremely poisonous to humans)
To read details about the concern for toxicants in vintage Tupperware products, I encourage you to read my original post on the subject here (and - if you have time - please also read all of the comments and responses on that post for the full conversation.) Thank you! Scroll down to see ...
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Vintage Tupperware BROWN bowl: Negative for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and 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). ...
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Vintage Tupperware YELLOW bowl: 2,677 ppm Cadmium + 15 ppm Mercury (both are extremely poisonous to humans)
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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Thank you everyone for reading my website and sharing it with your friends. #NewBestDayEver: 106,485 unique views in one day! New #BestMonthEver, too!
I'm celebrating!!!!!
Yesterday was officially the #BestDayEver here on my website, with 106,485 unique views in a single day! This was primarily due to my posts related to vintage Tupperware (link here) testing positive for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic when tested with an XRF ...
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Soil from Topanga / Calabasas, CA (XRF test results, March 2019).
Note: IF you are sending me soil samples to test, please follow the instructions on the link below very carefully and please send no more than one teaspoon to one tablespoon of soil per sample. When larger amounts of soil are sent, especially when surface soil is intermingled with soil under ...
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Vintage Tupperware GREEN bowl: 2,780 ppm Lead + 234 ppm Arsenic (both metals are poisonous to humans)
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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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Oh the irony! Vintage metal Band-Aid tin, painted in Lead Paint! 2,193 +/- 147 ppm Lead! [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage Band-Aid box had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 2,193 +/- 147 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,022 +/- 126 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 2,897 +/- 267 ppm
Copper (Cu): 433 +/- 172 ppm
Iron (Fe): 851,800 +/- 1,800 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 128,600 +/- 1,200 ppm ...
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Campbell’s Soups Salute America 1976 Ceramic Mug: 65,300 ppm Lead + 882 ppm Cadmium [mm ‘Lead is good food!’ NOT]
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage ceramic mug pictured here (Campbell's Soups Salute America" - Made in Brazil) tested positive for the following metals when tested with an XRF instrument:
White undecorated elements of mug (including inside of mug):
Lead (Pb): 21,600 +/- ...
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McDonald’s (c. 1980s?) Camp Snoopy Collection Glass: 85,100 ppm Lead + 1,827 ppm Cadmium + 99 ppm MERCURY!
To see more McDonald's branded items I have tested, click here.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Camp Snoopy collectable drinking glass (promotional giveaway from McDonald's c. 1980s) had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 85,100 +/- 1,800 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,827 +/- 74 ppm ...
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c. 1996 Mickey Mouse McDonald’s Disney World 25th Anniversary Glass: 73,300 ppm Lead + 1,855 ppm Cadmium
Remember the Magic ... with a dash of LEAD! (And Cadmium for good measure.)
For those new to this website:
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Paint on Brand new (2019) Sneaky Pete Vaporizer Borosilicate Glass Vape Tube: 6,827 ppm Lead, 2,233 ppm Cadmium, & 807 ppm Arsenic
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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 ...
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So… what happened at the hearing on February 19th? How did it go? What’s the latest with your legal case, Tamara?
Subtitle: OH MY F'in GOD! Are you F'IN kidding me!!!!! REALLY!!!???
HOW BROKEN IS THE F'in SYSTEM?
And here's what my 14-year-old son, Avi said when he heard about how the day went (when we got home from the hearing):
"What, Mom - are they going to drag this out forever?"
#SmartKid! ... and ...
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