Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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September 2021 closed out with 213,668 unique page views. Thank you for your help in spreading the word!
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More Wood-Look Tile Results: Truewood, Navarro, & Daltile – positive for Lead between 10 ppm and 139 ppm.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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World Market Mason Cash “In The Forest” Medium Brown Bowl with Owl Design: 5,679 ppm Lead in the interior food surface.
Picture of the set, from World Market’s website:
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for ...
Read More about World Market Mason Cash “In The Forest” Medium Brown Bowl with Owl Design: 5,679 ppm Lead in the interior food surface.
World Market Mason Cash “In The Forest” Large White Bowl with Fox Design: 80 ppm Lead (safe by all standards.)
Picture of the set, from World Market's website:
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for ...
Read More about World Market Mason Cash “In The Forest” Large White Bowl with Fox Design: 80 ppm Lead (safe by all standards.)
Vintage Candlewick small dish / candle holder: 1,250 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is not safe for kids but this amount is not a concerning amount if used only as a candle holder.)
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Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, ...
Read More about Vintage Candlewick small dish / candle holder: 1,250 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is not safe for kids but this amount is not a concerning amount if used only as a candle holder.)
Vintage Clear Bubble Depression Glass Dish: positive for trace levels of Antimony & Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
Read More about Vintage Clear Bubble Depression Glass Dish: positive for trace levels of Antimony & Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Red Wing Hand Painted Vintage Dish with Magnolia Pattern: 280,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
Read More about Red Wing Hand Painted Vintage Dish with Magnolia Pattern: 280,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Hand painted vintage Made In Japan floral saucer with roses: 12,300 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish.
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
Read More about Hand painted vintage Made In Japan floral saucer with roses: 12,300 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish.
September 2021 is the #BestSeptemberEver on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!
While financially things are in the dumps (gah! This pandemic is lasting forever!) - the reach of this work is better than ever! Thank you!
Posted on Facebook yesterday (Wednesday):
Today the website made it to Best.September.Ever. — when the LeadSafeMama.com site passed 204,000 unique ...
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Kitchen / Bathroom Tiles from South Africa: 4,828 – 16,100 ppm Lead in the glazed surfaces.
These tiles were shipped to me from a reader in South Africa
I do not know the country of manufacture for the tiles (they may or may not have been manufactured in South Africa - but are fragments of tile that came from a home in South Africa), but wanted to document this on the blog to help ...
Read More about Kitchen / Bathroom Tiles from South Africa: 4,828 – 16,100 ppm Lead in the glazed surfaces.
XRF test results for man’s gold wedding ring / wedding band
120-second reading results
Tested multiple times to confirm the results
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 72 +/- 8 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): 195 +/- 30 ppm
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Vanadium (V): 238 +/- 122 ppm
Iron (Fe): 226 +/- 42 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 221 ...
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Why it's a problem that the Lead paint is on the outside
The overview post with links to all of the Corning casseroles we have tested
The overview post with links to all of the vintage Pyrex we have tested
The scientific study that discusses ...
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Facebook continues to censor my work please read the image below.
Link to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel. ...
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