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). ...
Read More about 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!)
Recent & Important Articles:
#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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Top # of opens of my newsletter today: USA, Canada, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland
Just for fun, here's what MailChimp says are the top locations (by number of opens) where my newsletter was read today.
I'll never get over this stuff!
I want to meet the people in Saudi Arabia and Romania who are reading my blog and newsletter (of course Switzerland, Canada and USA too - I ...
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#LeadSafeMama Newsletter: February 20, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Wow, that went by fast — it's been more than a month since I sent my last Newsletter! I'm going to save an update on my legal case for my next newsletter, and today want to focus on sharing with you some of the most popular posts on LeadSafeMama.com over the ...
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#LeadSafeMama Newsletter: January 11, 2019
For those who missed my January 11, 2019 newsletter & update - here's that! Working on a new one (or two) today - it's been a busy month+!
Hello!!! I've been slacking off a bit on the "newsletter" front because things have been so very busy on my website and on social media. For those of ...
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1973 Warner Brothers Pepsi Collector Series Daffy Duck Drinking Glass: 71,800 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids.)
In newly manufactured items that are intended for use by children and made today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating. 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. In addition to the Lead listed in the title, this piece also tested ...
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#LeadSafeMama Stats: 540,158+ views, by 216,948 people, in 161 countries in three months!
In pulling together information for my newsletter, I review my numbers (hence all the stats and financial update posts today).
While the financial stuff is interesting... THIS is what is most exciting to me (always):
540,158+ views
by 216,948 people
in 161 countries
in three ...
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Rae Dunn (by Magenta) Snack/ Treat Serving Dish (Made in China): 647 +/- 37 ppm Lead
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 ...
Read More about Rae Dunn (by Magenta) Snack/ Treat Serving Dish (Made in China): 647 +/- 37 ppm Lead
Polished Metalware Tray: 757 ppm Lead (All trays like this that I have tested have been positive for Lead.)
When tested with an XRF instrument this metalware tray had the following reading:
Lead (Pb): 757 +/- 45 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Nd)
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Nd)
Barium (Ba): Non-Detect (Nd)
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect (Nd)
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect (Nd)
Selenium ...
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Vintage Radio Shack Phone: 1,850 ppm Lead. Remember these things? [Phones? Radio Shack?!]
This vintage Radio Shack brand phone had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument:
Lead (Pb): 1,850 +/- 43 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Nd)
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Nd)
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Nd)
Antimony (Sb): 190 +/- 28 ppm
Barium (Ba): Non-Detect (Nd) ...
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#LeadSafeMama Financial Update: Advertising Income To Date
For those who are curious, here's a summary of my advertising income to date. Each time you share my posts it helps me to earn money in support of my advocacy work. This graphic represents the total I have earned from my advertising contract since I started having integrated automatic ads on my site ...
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#LeadSafeMama Financial Update: Recent Amazon Affiliate Income
For those who are curious about how much I earn via my Amazon affiliate links, please check out this image. Also here is a fresh Amazon affiliate link for your consideration: https://amzn.to/2GOamA8. If you click through and do your regular Amazon shopping starting with one of my links (like the one ...
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#LeadSafeMama Financial Update: February 18, 2019 – Current Legal Case Expenses (& ways you can help!)
Hi all! This is the latest financial update - with a summary of what I am working to earn / raise right now in support of my advocacy work and legal defense.
Most important is the urgent need to replenish the retainer for my attorney who will be representing me in the next (and possibly final) ...
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Kitchen table positive for 1,400 ppm Lead, yet overlooked by an inspector as an exposure source for a child’s Blood Lead Level.
This kitchen table was positive with levels as high as 1,400 ppm Lead — a hazard that was overlooked, considered insignificant by an inspector, yet was a likely primary source of exposure for a child.
A family I visited last year had an unidentified "mystery" source of persistent Lead ...
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