E-mail exchange with Maldon Salt: 8/31/2023-9/1/2023 (request for a retraction of information published in the Lead Safe Mama overview article on salt)
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 acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
We passed 400,000 page views for the month & 4,000,000 page views for the year … & it’s not yet the end of August! Thank you!
Tuesday — August 29, 2023 If you’ve been here a while, you know I put together this graphic with an update on LeadSafeMama.com’s readership engagement/social media stats toward the end of each month. I do this because the work we do here is a COLLABORATIVE effort! Together, we — (you & me!) — are changing the world…
Almost to 60,000 Lead Safe Mama Facebook Followers… 50,000 Facebook “Likes”… and 40,000 Instagram Followers!
Monday — August 28, 2023 Link to Lead Safe Mama’s Instagram Link to Lead Safe Mama’s Facebook If you are not yet following (& liking!) the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page, I would be so thankful if you would take a moment to click the Facebook “Like” and “Follow” buttons today. We are working on…
Find out about product recalls MONTHS before they happen
Subscribe to the Lead Safe Mama Newsletter at this link. 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…
Charlie’s first day of…
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC Violation Report: LSM_05_2023: WeeSprout Lead-painted glass children’s feeding products available for purchase through at least early-2023
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_04_2023: Pura Stainless knowingly sold Lead-contaminated children’s products through at least 2018. There was no recall. These products are still in use in homes today.
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 acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Ceramic Tile Sample Test Results — for a tile sent in by a reader in Oklahoma
XRF Test Results For: Home Depot Daltile Kemperstone Onyx Gray Polished 12 in. x 24 in. Glazed Porcelain Floor and Wall Tile 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…
More 2023 Giveaway Winners…
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Cast Aluminum Strikes Again (I have never tested a plug-in waffle iron that was negative for Lead)
Published: August 21, 2023 — Monday A reader sent us this waffle iron for testing. All the plug-in electric waffle irons I have tested over the years — and there have been more than 100 examples, from many different brands — have tested positive for Lead on the food surface. The reason…
August 2023 Amazon Picks: Top LEAD-FREE glassware choices
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
August 2023 Amazon Picks: Top LEAD-FREE back-to-school choices to get you ready for the new school year!
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Today’s Newsletter (8/15/2023): Lead-Free Product Lists & Updated Lead Safe Mama October Travel Schedule
“Detox” your baking equipment before the holidays! More Lead-free Amazon picks for August 2023 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…
August 2023 Amazon Picks: Top LEAD-FREE baking choices to get you ready for the upcoming holiday season!
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
August Amazon Picks: 2023
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LeadSafeMama.com just passed 20,000,000 Unique All-Time Page Views! TWENTY MILLION!
Just a quick note to say THANK YOU! Thanks for sharing this work and growing this movement. We wouldn’t be where we are now without you! I’m looking forward to seeing a second 20,000,000 in the next two years (instead of the [nearly] 10 it took to get here)! 🙂 #Goals!
Is Uranium Glass Safe? XRF Test Results for a Vintage Uranium Glass Piece
August 7, 2023 — Monday Hello, Lead Safe Mama friends and readers! Reporting the test results for this Uranium Glass is an interesting conundrum. The instrument we use for testing for elemental metals does not detect Uranium (nor does it detect or measure the radioactivity of Uranium or any other types of radioactive elements —…
125,234 people around the world have read articles on LeadSafeMama.com in the past 28 days! Thank you.
August 6, 2023 — Sunday Thank you for being a part of this. Please keep sharing about our work. Please scroll down to check out all the countries with Lead Safe Mama friends & readers from over the past month! ~ End ~
maymom® glass baby bottle purchased on Amazon: as high as 21,400 ppm Lead in the paint (over 90 ppm Lead is illegal in children’s items)
Sunday — August 6, 2023 Lead-Painted Baby Bottle not yet Recalled This article is about yet another brand of baby bottles manufacturing and selling Lead-painted glass baby bottles that were available for sale on Amazon up through this year (2023). Here is a direct Amazon link to this product so you can see it in the…
XRF Test Results for Bibs Glass Baby Bottle with Natural Rubber Nipple
Published: Saturday – August 5, 2023 This bottle was tested at the request of Lead Safe Mama readers. It tested non-detect for most of the common metallic toxicants that we look for (there were no detectable levels of Lead, Arsenic, or Mercury in any of the glass, plastic, or natural rubber components of this bottle…
XRF Test Results for Haakaa Glass Baby Bottle With Clear Silicone Nipple
Published: Saturday — August 5, 2023 This bottle was tested at the request of Lead Safe Mama readers. It tested non-detect for most of the common metallic toxicants we look for (there were no detectable levels of Lead, Arsenic, or Mercury in any of the four glass, plastic, and silicone components of this bottle)! We…
XRF Test Results for Natursutten Glass Baby Bottle With Natural Rubber Nipple
Published: Friday — August 4, 2023 This bottle was tested at the request of Lead Safe Mama readers. It tested non-detect for most of the common metallic toxicants (there were no detectable levels of Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, or Antimony in any of the six glass, plastic, and rubber components tested)! We did find trace (very…
XRF Test Results for Vintage 1972 Blonde Quick Curl Steffie Barbie Doll: Not Safe For Kids
Published: August 3, 2023 Thursday Below are the full XRF test results for the Vintage Barbie Doll pictured. I do not know if this is an original / period vintage dress for this doll. The doll was purchased on eBay. Note: There was no warning on eBay – nor is one required – that this…
Final Numbers for July 2023: Lead Safe Mama’s Best July Ever!!!!
August 2, 2023 — Wednesday July 2023 was the BEST JULY EVER for the reach and readership of Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s work! While we did not reach our sustainability readership goal of 600,000 unique page views for the month (the level of readership at which we project that the funds earned from our work…