Updated: 12/23/2018
Rae Dunn Collectors are SO upset that I found lead in these pieces that...
... folks have taken to writing false and slanderous statements about me publicly on social media (in an effort to disprove my findings!) Oy! [We've saved screenshots, and hopefully it will stop!] ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
#LeadFree: Luna Cup, Purple
As with all of the menstrual cups I have tested so far (from four different brands: Lena, Luna, Diva and Eva) this brand-new (was ordered and sent to me directly) purple silicone menstrual cup from Luna was positive for trace cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument.
See all of my menstrual cup ...
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Diva Brand White Silicone Menstrual Cup: Lead-free but positive for traces of Cadmium. Safe by all current regulatory standards (what does this mean?)
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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Lena’s Final Follow Up Post on My Page (so far)
This is the final post from Lena on my Facebook Page. I included both a typed version (I typed it up, excuse any typos!) and a screenshot version here (grabbed from when they originally made the comment.) I can't seem to find this comment in the hundreds of comments on my page. They may have deleted ...
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#LeadFree: Pink Lena Cup
Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 22 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic.
Lena's response to this post on Facebook.
#MenstrualCupGate2018
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From my original (updated) Facebook post:
To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for ...
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My Feb 5 Facebook Post Response to Lena Cup
Below is my response to the comment posted by Lena Cup on my LeadSafeMama Facebook page from February 5, 2018, exactly as posted on Facebook.
#MenstrualCupGate2018
Click here to read the comment I am responding to.
Please share this one!!!
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1) so my Facebook page is ...
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#LeadFree: Blue Lena Cup
Tested with an XRF instrument: Tested positive for 19 ppm Cadmium +/-7 ppm. Was non-detect (negative) for lead, mercury and arsenic.
Lena's response to this post on Facebook.
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From my original (updated) Facebook post on February 4th:
To my knowledge items like this are not regulated for the ...
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February 2018 Response from Lena Cup
In February of 2018 I posted on Facebook that I had found trace levels of cadmium (at amounts that were considered safe by all standards) in silicone menstrual cups, and specifically two different menstrual cups from the brand "Lena" had each tested positive for trace cadmium. This level of cadmium ...
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Charlie’s Closet
This is the "After" picture:
Published: February 24, 2018
While I was recently away in California with Charlie (my youngest son, who has a mental illness diagnosis), my husband called me and said that while we were out of the house he wanted to repair the door-frame to the closet that ...
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Tamara, what exactly are you trying to do here?
From Leonard Rubin, Tamara’s (Lead Safe Mama's) Husband.
Dear Commentor(s),
It’s quite frustrating that the following point evidently needs to be reiterated so frequently (at least every month or so for the last several years running!), but this seems to be unavoidable:
To those of you who ...
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Lead Safe Mama’s Healthy Home Consultations, Outreach Events, Speaking Engagements & Rates
Updated; October 23, 2021
(Rates & Minimums Subject To Change)
Background
Tamara Rubin, an internationally-recognized expert on childhood Lead-poisoning and its prevention, has won numerous awards (including two from the federal government) for her pioneering work in ...
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2014 Enamelware Mug (Purchased at New Seasons Market): 15,000 ppm Lead [90+ is unsafe in items used by kids.]
This enamelware mug was purchased around 2014 at New Seasons Market in Portland, Oregon. When tested with an XRF instrument the exterior was positive for 15,000 ppm Lead.
There is no mark or maker noted on this mug.
For context: the amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly ...
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#Leaded: Child’s Zoo Mug
Ceramic child's mug with zoo pattern. Positive for lead at 20,900 ppm. No mark or maker noted. Tested with an XRF in 2014.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Mugs are not considered items intended ...
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#Leaded: Magnum P.I. Tiki Mug
Probably one of the strangest things I have ever tested! This Magnum P.I. Tiki Mug tested positive for lead at 17,600 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead or ...
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