I met with the owner of Cupkin today (1/14/23). Here’s my follow up email to him.

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Saturday — January 14, 2023 Hi Max! Thank you for taking the time to come to my office – (in my home!) – to meet with me today. I am still processing all of the things we discussed, and may write up some more comprehensive thoughts and feedback later.   First and foremost, I want…

I was reminded today that I need to prioritize my health if I want to keep doing what I do… an idea…

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January 14, 2023 – Saturday Since I broke my leg in a rather significant fall two years ago (a spiral, trimolear fracture – on January 6,  2021) I live every day in extreme chronic pain [despite two years of regular physical therapy appointments through our HMO (OHSU), and daily exercises.]  I am committed to transcending/transforming…

2023 Lead Safe Mama Travel Schedule – First Quarter! New York, New Jersey & California.

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Published: Thursday – January 12, 2023 Updated: Sunday – January 29, 2023 Check out the image below for my upcoming travel schedule. If you are interested in hiring me during either of these trips, please text me with your name and location and I will text you back with additional information (& to answer any questions you…

Full text thread with owner of Cupkin to date (1/11/2023)

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Wednesday — January 11, 2023 Hello! The images below are the full-text thread of my communication with the owner of Cupkin (Max), to date. There is some overlap in the images intentionally so you can follow the thread. I have also embedded the referenced video (you see a screenshot of it) with me testing the cups…

The first Lead Safe Mama FREE, PUBLIC chat of 2023! A 1 hour 40 minute zoom session with Lead Safe Mama readers

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  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…

Video response and letter from the owner of Cupkin: we’re going to meet up on Saturday and test some more of his cups!

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  Monday — January 9, 2023 Below is the video response from the owner of Cupkin (in response to the article and letter I published last night — link here). Here’s a screenshot of the letter they sent out with this video: Here’s the text of their letter as written, this also includes a hyperlink to their…

Cupkin’s corporate philosophy includes “mistakes happen” — guess so! “Lead-free” kids cup tests positive for unsafe (& illegal) levels of Lead

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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…

Don’t Panic — these Lead test kits DO. NOT. WORK. for testing consumer goods (you might as well tear-up your money and throw it in the trash)

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  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 Mama,…

1,766,348 unique individual readers here in 2022 alone! (Why I cannot answer every question!)

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Here’s the direct link to the menu for the site. Click all of the buttons in the menu to see where they take you, it’s a great way to get to know the resources on the site and to learn how to find the answer to the questions yourself. https://tamararubin.com/instagram-menu/

More Lead Safe Mama Lead-free favorites: water bottles I have purchased for my family

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  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 Mama,…

Letter to the owners of the Bindle Bottles company with “next step” instructions

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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…

“Houston, we have a problem… ” STOP using your Bindle Bottle IMMEDIATELY (significant Lead-contamination of storage chamber)

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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…

Final 2022 online engagement numbers for Lead Safe Mama’s website & social media.

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Tuesday – January 3, 2022 I am just going to quickly take a moment to publish the graphic I made (and shared on social media) the other day with the end-of-year engagement numbers for Lead Safe Mama, LLC. [It’s at the bottom of this post]. I wanted to get these numbers out [and to all…

XRF test results for small blue glazed ceramic bowl purchased at Monoprix in France (2022)

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January 2, 2023 — Monday  When I was in France (November 2022) I made sure to find and purchase several new items from major French brands (or items commonly found in France) to test and report on. This is one of the items I chose as an example. It is a small ceramic dish from…

XRF test results for brand new Le Creuset red (“Cerise”) glazed stoneware espresso mug: Positive for Lead & Cadmium (a known carcinogen)

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  January 2, 2023 — Monday With contributions made by Lead Safe Mama readers (thank you, friends!), I just purchased this little cup (“3 oz Stoneware Espresso Mug“) new (off of Amazon, from the Le Creuset Amazon store — link)  to demonstrate to myself (and Lead Safe Mama readers) that the brand Le Creuset is…

The people at Longmont Dairy (in Colorado) seem to be dismissive jerks. Here’s my note to them just now.

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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…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s 2023 Goals!

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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)…

Tamara, how were your kids poisoned?

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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)…

A link to my film.

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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 Mama, LLC…