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Little People, Vintage: as high as 1,466 ppm lead
Both the plastic substrate and painted faces contain unsafe levels of lead. With these little guys that is a big problem, because children ALWAYS seem to pop them in their mouths! And the ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Did Toxic Rum Kill These 19th Century British Soldiers
Original Article Published in Forbes
May 11, 2016
"During the French Revolutionary Wars in the late 18th century, the British military was deployed to take over French possessions in the West Indies, and another West Indies campaign from 1804-1810 during the Napoleonic Wars saw the British ...
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A pill to “cure” lead poisoning?
Interesting article and development (linked below), please do click through and give it a read! I agree with the critics quoted who have concerns about the practical limits of the possible ameliorative potential of this "pill."
My son Avi was just 7 months old when he was poisoned, and his brain ...
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Reuters Article: Despite Progress, Lead Hazards Vex New York
Read carefully and you might see my name - lol! Thanks for the mention Josh!
Click the image below to read the full story!
& here's my chip-in link if you would like to support my advocacy! ...
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New feature: “Contractor’s Corner” guest posts
November 14, 2017
We're starting a new thing ... a "Contractor's Corner" - a forum for the genuinely committed professionals and pioneers in the construction, renovation, rehab and remediation trades to discuss the evolving art and science of effective lead-hazard remediation / lead poisoning ...
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#AskTamara: Where can I test for Lead using a LeadCheck Swab or other reactive agent home test?
Published: November 10, 2017
Q. (From Mama R, via Facebook):
"I'm going to purchase a lead test kit on the weekend. Where do I test? I live in an old building (triplex). I'm not sure how old. We have lived here for two years. The apartment was painted before we moved in. My husband said it's ...
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Nov. 8, 2017: The time my work went viral & was featured on CBS This Morning for my discovery of Lead in fidget spinners.
Originally published: November 10, 2017
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Yesterday was a rollercoaster...each time my work goes viral, it presents a new swirl of chaos and more interviews to do (in 20 hours from 11/8 to 11/9 alone: four interviews, two radio and two television - ...
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Update From Tamara: IRS, DOJ, LSAF, ETC.
UPDATE FROM TAMARA
Monday, October 30, 2017
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This past Friday I learned that - in spite of the IRS' official final determination that there was *no* financial impropriety at the nonprofit I founded in 2011 - the nonprofit has officially been *dissolved* ...
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#Stats, October 29, 2017
I have fun following my stats [seeing the progress you are helping me make, in terms of the number of people we (together) are reaching with the message — protecting children from lead exposure!]
Here's a stats overview from 10/29/2017...
Most of all I love comparing "this year" to "last year" ...
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Food Testing Standards and Methodologies – from the FDA
In response to my post the other day asking for information about labs that do testing of food, supplements and other things parents would like tested, Tom Neltner responded with this document that discusses and outlines the testing methodologies and standards set in March of 2015 by the FDA for ...
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#AskTamara: How do I find a lab to test my…
Every day recently I seem to get questions from parents looking for a lab to test something. Since I have not been able to put together a list of labs I wanted to put this out to my community.
Have you worked with a lab?
What have they tested for you? (Soil?, baby teeth? food items?) ...
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#LeadFreeChina: Noritake
Noritake Stoneware, Made in Japan plate: tested negative for lead! #Woot!
Please note: MOST of the vintage Noritake I have tested has been positive for high levels of lead. When it comes to the relative safety of vintage dishware, you really cannot extrapolate simply from a brand name.
To ...
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Noritake “Dutch Tile” Pattern: 164,700 ppm Lead [More than 16% Lead in the glaze!] 90 ppm is unsafe.
Today's "Winner"...
Highest lead item tested recently!
#Noritake "Gala Cuisine" Japan / "Dutch Tile"
164,700 ppm lead - that's 16% lead!!!
CPSC hazard level for items intended for use by children is 90 ppm and higher in the paint, glaze or coating. Vintage dish ware is not regulated for total ...
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Ask Tamara: What personal care products do you use?
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 ...
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