This is a follow up post about the situation that has unfolded as a result of the high levels of lead I found (using XRF testing) in a newly purchased/ newly manufactured sippy cup (manufactured as intended to be used for infants and young children) made by Green Sprouts. To see all the related ...
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Supporting Details & Studies on the Appropriateness of #XRFTesting
This post was written as supporting documentation to a post about the Green Sprouts sippy cup focusing on the appropriateness and efficacy of XRF testing as a methodology for consumer goods testing. Thanks for reading!
If you take the time to read this and follow the links, I applaud your ...
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Read this post to learn what I have done at my home to make sure my urban yard and garden are Lead-safe!
Posted here: February 26, 2017
Updated: April 26, 2020
I took this picture of our back yard years ago and realized that every element in the photos had a “Lead story” – so I thought it would be fun to annotate it and share it with you all, in case it could ...
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Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers
Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers.
57,800 ppm lead (on the painted decorations).
Lids are lead-free (non-detect for lead with XRF).
XRFTesting.
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Small vintage milk glass Pyrex mixing bowl: 893 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe in kid’s items & most milk glass has some Lead)
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 ...
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This is what a responsible company looks like! Read this letter from Instant Pot.
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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Letter from Green Sprouts Sippy Cup Attorneys
Originally Published: February 26, 2017
I have been out of town (in California) for the past several days. My husband received this via FedEx today (Saturday, 2/25/2017). Please click on the image to see the letter full size. I will be writing more about this shortly, however I ...
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#SaferChoices: Which Water Bottles & Sippy Cups are Lead-Free?
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 ...
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My original letter to the makers of the Green Sprouts sippy cup, following my findings of Lead paint on their glass insert.
Newly manufactured (2017) sippy cup: tested positive for 3,003 ppm Lead (using XRF technology).
Originally published: February 10, 2017
Updated: 12/13/2020
Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to to see a full size PDF of my original letter (dated January 30, 2017) that was written ...
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One Year Ago Today! #IMetABoyAtTheRally
Last year I was affiliated with a nonprofit and our country was in the middle of an election so I limited my sharing of my work with Bernie Sanders, but since both of those things are no longer retraints I wanted to share this with you... #JustBecause!
I met Bernie's Flint campaign HQ manager a ...
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Bentonite clay (a primary Earthpaste toothpaste ingredient) has unsafe levels of Lead. Earthpaste’s marketing downplays this fact.
Originally posted/ discussed in April, 2014
Updated: February 6, 2017
Here's a great recent article about bentonite clay use and its potential dangers.
For those new to this website:
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Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Washington At Valley Forge dish: 44,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Vintage Plate: 44,500 ppm lead.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is 90 ppm or higher. Vintage china is not regulated for total Lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.)
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Ask Tamara: Q. Can I test my dishes for lead with a home test kit for Lead? A. Sometimes, but not normally. (Click to read more.)
Our current preferred brand for home test kits (to test for Lead in paint) can be found on this link.
Additionally, here is a link to a new Lead-testing product that does work on some consumer goods (but not all).
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Spectacular News! HUD lead limits lowered!
This is spectacular. It has been in the works for something 9 years! (Really much longer since the original research was done!) Kudos to the National Center for Healthy Housing for their hard work!
From Jonathan Wilson, National Center for Healthy Housing
Date: Feb 1, 2017 5:00 PM
Subject: ...
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