October 2023 Amazon Picks: Lead-free reusable glass baby food jars

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Grant Application: October 2023 Request for Funding for Continuation of NYC Subway PSA Campaign

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       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…

Today Pura Stainless sent me a threatening Cease & Desist letter from their lawyers! Check out the letter and my responses here.

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  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,…

September 2023: BEST SEPTEMBER EVER! Final numbers for our September readership (a metric for the impact of Lead Safe Mama, LLC)

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Sunday October 1, 2023 September 2023 was officially the BEST SEPTEMBER EVER for the reach and impact of the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Thank You so much for supporting this work in ALL THE WAYS — but most importantly: Thank You for reading Lead Safe Mama articles, and sharing this information with your…

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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 YouTube Interview With Fern (on McDonald’s glassware), Published September 28, 2023 (video)

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  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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for Hand-Held XRF Instrument Usage

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Updated: Friday — September 29, 2023 Lead Safe Mama, LLC uses a non-radioactive source (tube-based) XRF instrument. This instrument does not have a radioactive source This instrument emits no radiation when powered down/ turned off This instrument can be stored safely without radiation protection when not operating (radiation protection measures are not required when the…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Current State of Ohio XRF Instrument Registration

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September 2023 State of Ohio XRF Instrument Registration Certificate Date Issued: September 27, 2023 Expiration Date: September 30, 2025 POSTED: Ohio Department of Health Radiation Protection Rules: License or Registration for Radiation Handlers: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/chapter-3701:1-38 Industrial Radiation Equipment Administrative Code: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/chapter-3701:1-68 X-Ray Equipment Rule Guidance Ohio Administrative Code Chapters 3701:1-38 Industrial Radiation Equipment, Definitions: 3701:1-68-01  Industrial…

More 2023 Giveaway Winners — August 2023

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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…

September 2023: BEST SEPTEMBER EVER!

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Friday September 22, 2023 Thank you so much to everyone for reading and sharing articles from LeadSafeMama.com! We’re moving the needle, raising awareness, and making a difference… TOGETHER! This month is officially the #BestSeptemberEver here for reach and readership on the website. Last year we had 234,890 unique page views in September (for the whole…

XRF test results for tiny enamel cloisonné egg on wood stand (San Francisco Chinatown 2023)

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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…

September 2023 Amazon Picks: Some of my favorite Lead-free things I love and use every day in my home!

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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…

Final August 2023 Numbers & Highlights: BEST AUGUST EVER!

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Sunday — September 3, 2023 The image above shows highlights of many of the final Lead Safe Mama numbers for August 2023! – Thank you all your support of this work!!! – Some of the more exciting highlights… – 1. August 2023 was the #BestAugustEver for reach and readership of the work of #LeadSafeMamaLLC! –…

Lead poisoning is political (in every sense of the word)

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     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…

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)

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      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!

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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!

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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

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       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…

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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

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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.

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  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,…