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Yellow Tupperware Cup (year unknown): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic.
plastic· Plastic Cup· Plastic Dishes· Plasticizers· Tupperware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· XRF Testing· XRFTesting· Yellow· Yellow Dishes· Yellow Plastic· Yellow Vintage Tupperware
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When using an XRF instrument to test this plastic cup (which is made of solid yellow plastic with no painted markings or decorations) it had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): Negative/Non-Detect (Nd)
Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect ...
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Orange Tupperware Cup (year unknown): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic.
Orange· Orange Vintage Tupperware· plastic· Plastic Cup· Plastic Dishes· Plasticizers· Tupperware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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When using an XRF instrument to test this plastic cup (which is made of solid orange plastic with no painted markings or decorations) it had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): Negative/Non-Detect (Nd)
Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect ...
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Vintage Orange Tupperware Funnel With Handle: 1,714 ppm Lead + 17 ppm Cadmium + 181 ppm Arsenic
Orange· Orange Vintage Tupperware· plastic· Plasticizers· Tupperware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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When using an XRF instrument to test this funnel (which is made of solid orange plastic with no painted markings or decorations) it had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 1,714 +/- 29 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 17 +/- 6 ppm
Arsenic ...
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“Is MY Tupperware toxic?” (Images included for each item tested & linked to test results for Mercury, Lead, Arsenic, & Cadmium)
#LeadFree· Green Vintage Tupperware· Orange Vintage Tupperware· plastic· Plastic Cup· Plastic Mug· Plastic Mugs· Plastic Plates· Plasticizers· Red· Red Vintage Tupperware· Tupperware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· XRF Testing· XRFTesting· Yellow Vintage Tupperware
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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Red Tupperware Mug and Saucer, Year Unknown: Red plastic elements are negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium & Arsenic.
#LeadFree· plastic· Plastic Cup· Plastic Mug· Plastic Mugs· Plastic Plates· Plasticizers· Red Vintage Tupperware· Tupperware· Vintage Plastic· Vintage Tupperware· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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The saucer of this set was sent to me for testing.
The only consideration with this that my readers really need to be aware of is that I have not tested the white decorative element on the mug and cannot know without testing if that element ...
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For my friends who are not on Facebook, I created a new header image for my LeadSafeMama Facebook page last night, LOL.
I made it to the front page of Snopes again (for the 4th time!) and the article is about ME and MY WORK, not about something I tested (#LOL)
Because really no one should BOTHER actually reading Snopes (in the past they have both tried to discredit my findings [vintage Pyrex] AND used my findings as a source to prove something is true [Walmart jelly shoes, fidget spinners]), below is an "info-graphic" I made with the ...
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Well… LeadSafeMama.com did it – with your help earlier today we passed 500,000 unique views in a single month.
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Tupperware’s response to the toxicity concern. A comment from one of my readers that you might find interesting.
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#LeadSafeMama Broke THREE Records Today! Thank you for sharing this work.
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I really consider you (my readers) part of a giant team in helping to raise awareness and (in doing so) change the world!
Today you helped LeadSafeMama.com break THREE records!
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Vintage Tin, McCormick’s Bee Brand Absolutely Pure Cream Tartar: 10,300 ppm Lead on the painted exterior
Bee Brand· Cream Of Tartar· Cream Tartar· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· McCormick's· McCormick's Spice Tin· Museum of Lead· Vintage Spice Tin· Vintage Tin· Vintage Tin Container· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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 were ...
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Missouri State Soil Samples, Child’s School Project: High of 341 ppm Lead
4th Grade· Missouri· Missouri School Project· Missouri Soil Samples· School Project· Soil· Soil Testing· Soil Toxicity· XRFTesting
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 ...
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1939 Physician’s Sample Tin of Baby Formula: 456,200 ppm Lead. Frankly the implications of this one are terrifying.
1930s· 1939· Baby Food· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Mead Johnson· Museum of Lead· Vintage Baby Food Supplement· Vintage Tin· Vintage Tin Container· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage tin of "Mead Johnson & Co" baby formula supplement (a "Physician's Sample" - "Not to be sold") had the following readings (on the the sealing line of the tin when tested for a minimum of 60 seconds).
Lead (Pb): 456,200 +/- ...
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