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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Q. Is there an unsafe level of Lead in bone broth? A. There can be, so you need to be careful in sourcing your bones.
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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Ask Tamara: What Dish Rack Do You Use?
Ask Tamara
Question: What dish rack do you use?
Answer: Natural materials! Whenever possible I try to stick with natural materials in my home. That means unpainted, uncoated - and usually undecorated. For a dish rack, I think wood is good option!
I have also had stainless steel ones in ...
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Vintage 1950s Silverware, Blossom Time: Lead-free! Vintage (but not antique!) sterling silver is generally a safe choice.
Originally written: March 28, 2017
Updated: March 3, 2020
A little personal story about the silverware pictured here.
My husband's mother died of a very aggressive form of lung cancer when he was just 18 years old (c. 1976.). As a result, I never met my mother-in-law - and my children never ...
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#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Target! Costume Jewelry
Please check out this little video below that Carissa (from Creative Green Living) and I made, testing costume jewelry hot of the display shelf at Target!
Check out my #SaferChoices post about jewelry here!
If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF ...
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#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Target! Testing Clear Glass
Please check out this little video below that Carissa (from Creative Green Living) and I made, testing clear glass dishes hot of the display shelf at Target!
If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF testing I do of consumer ...
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#GuerrillaXRFTesting @ Target! Vinyl T-Shirt Designs
Please check out this little video below that Carissa (from Creative Green Living) and I made, testing children's t-shirts hot of the display shelf at Target!
If you appreciate what I do & would like to support my advocacy work (including the XRF testing I do of consumer goods) please consider ...
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#LeadSafeMama’s favorite Lead-free dishes: white glass embossed “Bella Faenza” pattern by Corelle
These Corelle Bella Faenza dishes are my new favorite dishes.
They are a little more expensive than the simple plain frost white Corelle (which are similarly Lead-free, as are any of the new plain white Corelle), but they also have a beautiful embossed vine-like pattern around the edges.
This ...
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#LeadFree: Corelle Frost White Bowl
Corelle Frost White Bowl: Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). Also ND for As, Cd & Hg!
To see this exact product online click here!*
The exact one tested is pictured below.
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here!
Learn more about XRF Testing here.
Please consider ...
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#LeadFree: SnapWare Glass Storage
SnapWare Glass Storage: Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). Also ND for As, Cd & Hg!
To see this exact product online click here!*
The exact one tested is pictured below.
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here!
Learn more about XRF Testing here.
Please ...
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#LeadFree: SnapWare Plastic Storage
SnapWare Plastic Storage: Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). Also ND for As, Cd & Hg!
To see a similar product online click here!*
The exact one tested is pictured below.
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here!
Learn more about XRF Testing here.
Please ...
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#LeadFree: Sistema Sandwich Box
Sistema Sandwich Box: Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). Also ND for As, Cd & Hg!
To see a similar product online click here!* The exact one tested is pictured below.
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here!
Learn more about XRF Testing here.
Please consider contributing in ...
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Nuby Teether: Non-detect for Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury when tested with an XRF instrument. (Thank G-d!)
Originally written: March 20, 2017
Updated: March 3, 2020
When tested with an XRF instrument the Nuby Teether pictured in this post (purchased new in 2013) was Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb). It was also non-detect for Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury. This finding is ...
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#LeadFree Stainless Food Network Cutlery
Stainless Steel Spoon by the Food Network: Lead Free (NonDetect/ ND for Pb).
All modern stainless steel utensils I have tested have been lead free.
How to choose stainless flatware:
Single component metal (seamless)
Unpainted / Undecorated (no enamels)
Marked (stamped ...
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