Las Vegas… then East… then North! Updated Lead Safe Mama February / March 2023 Travel Schedule.
Friday – February 24, 2023 Scroll Down for March 1, 2023 Update Hello! We’re in Las Vegas today (headed out to check out the Hoover Dam this afternoon) and this (the map below) is our travel plan (driving!) for the next couple of weeks. Above is a preliminary anticipated schedule for reaching each of these…
February 2023: #BestFebruaryEver (for reach and impact) here at Lead Safe Mama dot com. Thank you!
February 24, 2023 – Friday It’s the BEST February ever here at Lead Safe Mama dot com (for reach and impact of this work, as measured by unique page views for the calendar month so far) – and there are still more than four full days left in the month! Thank you for being here….
February 2023 Update: Solidteknics is offering a 30% discount to Lead Safe Mama readers
February 23, 2023 – Thursday 30% DISCOUNT CODE BELOW Solidteknics Stainless Pans Shop – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0qx Solidteknics Iron Pans – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0r0 This is a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link for Solidteknics. Solidteknics products are my personal favorite Lead-free pans (and the pans I use every day in my home — when I am…
February 2023 Yahoo News piece covering the stories of 3 Lead Safe Mama community families
Article Published: February 10, 2023 Written by: Korin Miller for Yahoo News Click the image below to read the full article. 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…
Lead Safe Mama Community FREE Zoom Chat, Tonight! (2/23/2023 — Thursday 7 p.m. PST)
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…
Near San Diego today. Heading East and North from here. Will share the next step in our travel plans as soon as we have things confirmed (probably tonight!)
Published this on Social Media last night; Sunday – February 19, 2023 Tonight I’m “This Far” from home! (See image below) Text me at 415-609-3182 if you are interested in hiring me for a one-on-one home consultation while I’m “down south” here in Southern California (& I’ll text you back with a link with rates…
Bindle Bottle Recalled for Lead Poisoning Risk (Covered by Consumer Reports) — February 17, 2023
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…
Tonight in Fresno!
February 16, 2023 – Thursday Hello all! We’re excited to see you all here tonight at CMAC! Sarah and I are busy setting up, checking the equipment and putting all the snacks in the fridge for you for later. We have reservations for 44 guests, which means there’s still room for a few more friends…
CBS News covered Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s work on the Bindle Bottle issue. Read the article here!
From the article: February 11, 2023 – Saturday Click the image below to read the full article on CBS News’ website. Click this link to read all Bindle Bottle related articles on this website.
Consumer Reports did a follow up piece about the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC (their second piece this month!) Read it here!
From the article: February 11, 2023 – Saturday Click the image below to read the article on Consumer Reports’ website. Click this link to read all Bindle Bottle related articles on this website.
In preparing to file the Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC violation report for Cupkin, I had the following exchange with the owner
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 by…
This is what #LeadPoisoning looks like.
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…
People are always asking me for the “independent third-party testing” that confirms my test results…
(She says to everyone asking her for “independent third-party testing” because they don’t believe her test results!) Third-Party Testing Definition: Independent testing by an organization that was not involved in the design and implementation of the object being tested (e.g., a system or device) and is not intended as the eventual user…
#NLR – Just for fun: my personal “Bucket List”
Friday – February 10, 2023 Hi friends. I am so burnt out — I have been working 17-hour days nearly every day since October, and now I am just trying to keep up and play catch-up with things I am behind on! I have been writing so much, and answering so many questions (about Lead,…
Interesting Timeline Today: February 9, 2023 … Bindle Bottle finally published a public statement. Coincidence? (LOL)
February 9, 2023 — Tuesday Interesting Bindle Bottle Timeline… I cannot guess WHY things happened the way they happened today (in the order they happened) — because there are several other factors at play, but for fun, for Lead Safe Mama readership’s “amusement,” here’s the order in which these things happened: The first screenshot below…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_03_2023 — Reporting Bare Lead “Sealing Dot” Found in the “Food Storage Compartment” of Bindle Bottle Insulated Stainless Steel Products
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…
File this under “stuff I bought for my family”: this is our piece-of-crap toaster
Wednesday – February 8, 2023 People ask me about toasters and other appliances all of the time. I hate appliances. As you can see with all of the KitchenAid nonsense – there are so many variables and most appliances test positive for at least some toxicants in at least one component (usually at least Antimony…
UPDATE to CPSC Report No. 20230128-D3DF9-2147351113 – Lead Contamination in KitchenAid Stand Mixer Attachments Marketed for Children’s use
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
Q. Which stand mixers are Lead-free? A. I have no idea! Will you help me find out?
Tuesday – February 7, 2023 I would like to buy these four (now updated to five) stand mixers (images and links above and below) to test. If you think I should test a different brand or example, please let me know. Below is a list of the affiliate links for each of these so you…
Didn’t this KitchenAid “rumor” get debunked? (A shareable graphic)
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s CPSC Violation Report: LSM_02_2023 — Reporting Illegal Levels of Lead Found in the Paint on Lansinoh Glass Baby Bottles
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
File this under “stuff I bought for my family”: authentic (made in Switzerland) Swiss Army Knife
Thursday – February 2, 2023 I recently bought these for my kiddos (they are older teenagers – although I was first given one by my father when I was 8 or 9 years old.) I have 100% confidence in the name-brand knives (from this brand specifically) being Lead-free (with the only concern / exception being…
Here’s my exchange from this morning with USA Today’s Fact-Check Editor – in the spirit of full transparency (a guiding principle here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC!)
Wednesday – February 1, 2023 After you read the post below, please check out the comments made by Lead Safe Mama readers (scroll down to the comments section below the article) and feel free to add your own comments too! Today’s theme here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC appears to be “journalism” and “journalistic integrity” (or the…
This is just one example of the impact that good honest journalism can have (vs. the “yellow” journalism we normally see!)
Wednesday – February 1, 2023 Yesterday I started seeing some early feedback online in response to the current Consumer Reports Magazine article – feedback that was so heart-warming, I just wanted to share some of it with you all! It really reflects the impact good journalism can have – especially in a journalistic climate when…