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#LeadSafeMama Stats: 196,071 page-views by 74,633 readers in 140 countries in January of 2019!
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for JANUARY 2019.
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ANOTHER Lead-painted glass baby bottle – 2018 Nuk: 19,900 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe. Why is the CPSC ignoring this?
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 ...
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Home Depot Defiant Brandywine Collection Stainless Steel Finish Door Knob Set: Lead-free in all accessible components.
When tested with an XRF instrument (all accessible components tested) this Brandywine Stainless Steel Finish knob set from Home Depot (pictured here) had the following readings (with each reading done for at least 60 seconds):
Main part of Knob / Handle that you touch:
Stainless Steel # ...
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Maple Landmark Wooden Magnetic Train: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Mercury-Free! #SaferChoice
Click here to see similar products by this company on Amazon*: https://amzn.to/2Eq8pqX
When tested with an XRF instrument this small wooden train car made by Maple Landmark of Vermont was negative for any toxicants. Please see below for the XRF test results for each of the components ...
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Soil from Southern California (XRF Test Results – February 2019).
Someone sent me some soil to test, and I thought I would share the results here with all of you!
Although most of the items sent in by folks for me to test are household consumer goods, I often get soil samples to test for families with concerns about toxicants in their yard (or garden, or play ...
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Mack’s Pillow Soft Silicone Putty Earplugs: Lead Free, Cadmium Free! #SaferChoice
Here's an a link to this product on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VlUJ6U
When tested with an XRF instrument these Mack's Pillow Soft Silicone Putty Earplugs had the following readings (with each test done for at least 60 seconds and all metals decade by the XRF listed below):
Barium (Ba): 895 ...
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Munchkin Door Knob Safety Cover (for child proofing): Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Mercury-Free, Arsenic-Free.
Here's a link to check out this product on Amazon*: https://amzn.to/2tDoQLn
When tested with an XRF instrument this white plastic Munchkin brand door knob safety cover (for childproofing, so kiddos cannot open your doors) had the following readings:
Tests done for a minimum of 60 ...
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Thrift Store Find For Today: BW Stevenson’s 1972 Record Album “Lead Free”: 8,357 +/- 167 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe]
Really, I don't need to say much about this one, right? So funny that an album named "Lead Free" even exists - let alone the fact that it is positive for more than 8,000 ppm Lead! LOL (#RandomThingsTamaraFindsHysterical!) My husband bought this for me (for $1), knowing it would likely test positive ...
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1970s “Never Fear – Underdog is Here” Glass: 57,700 ppm Lead & 695 ppm Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe (and illegal) in newly manufactured items intended to be used by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint or coating and anything 100 ppm Lead (or higher) in the substrate.
When tested with an XRF instrument (with each test done for at ...
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Vintage 1975 Kollect-A-Set Series Coca Cola Popeye Drinking Glass: 108,300 ppm Lead. [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument (with each test done for at least 2-minutes/120 seconds) this vintage Kollect-A-Set Series Coca Cola juice glass (from 1975) had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected by the XRF instrument):
White Painted Area:
Lead (Pb): 68,400 +/- ...
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Vintage 1980 Strawberry Shortcake Glass: 65,800 ppm Lead + 2,622 ppm Cadmium + 77 ppm MERCURY! (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids)
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 ...
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Peyo 1983 Baker Smurf Drinking Glass: 129,800 ppm Lead + 5,587 ppm Cadmium + 5,344 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids!)
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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#LeadSafeMama Newsletter: February 21, 2019 – #Gratitude
Thursday, February 21, 2019
In the midst of what continues to be a very challenging time for my advocacy work (due to the attacks and legal battle that have now dragged on for nearly three years) I wanted to take a moment to express my sincerest gratitude to those who have stuck ...
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