1983 Made in England Royal Worcester Fine Bone China "Royal Garden Elgar"
60-second test - food surface - white area
Lead (Pb): 59,200 +/- 1,900 ppm
Barium (Ba): 125 +/- 61 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 209 +/- 36 ppm
Iron (Fe): 971 +/- 177 ppm
Painted areas (including golden trim and pink and ...
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Video #2 of 3 from Tamara’s Christmas Eve Interview w/ Jon Fishman, drummer of Phish & parent of a Lead-exposed child.
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview!
Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel.
On Christmas Eve I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer of the band Phish) about "all things Lead" (including discussing his experience with his child's Lead exposure). The ...
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The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview!
Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel.
On Christmas Eve I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer of the band Phish) about "all things Lead" (including discussing his experience with his child's Lead exposure). The ...
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Ten Minutes with Tamara, a video series; introduction and overview.
Ten Minutes With Tamara, a video series
Early in the CoViD-19 pandemic (April 2020) I conceived of the idea for this video series, a series of interviews with friends from around the globe - friends whose lives have been directly (or tangentially) impacted by childhood Lead exposure. I was inspired ...
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My follow up responses to Strafford Organic Creamery.
Here's a link to my original post.
Their response is linked here.
My follow up responses are below.
I sent a few quick responses as soon as I got her email tonight..
Here's my response #1 - 8:08 p.m.
Thanks for being in touch Amy!
I just tested another StanPac bottle (from ...
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Response from Strafford Organic Creamery about my findings of Lead paint on their bottles.
Below is the lovely response I got from Strafford Organic Creamery today (lovely except for the information they received from StanPac - the bottle manufacturer - that they are knowingly using Lead in their paint!)
Here's a link to my original post.
Their response is below.
Dear ...
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Smiling Hill Farm Dairy (Maine) glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with green & black Lead paint (33,600 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).
Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem.
I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background information.Not ...
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China brands associated with “quality” aren’t necessarily safe. 2001 Lenox Butterfly Meadow pattern china: 63,700 ppm Lead.
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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Strafford Vermont Organic Creamery glass milk bottle by StanPac: Painted with red Lead paint (18,200 ppm Lead, 90 is unsafe).
Lead paint on modern reusable milk bottles is a common problem.
I have several other posts about this subject and I encourage you to read those (as they each have more details on the subject) for some background on the issue start by clicking on this link for additional background ...
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“Made For Retail” Black Wood Tree (Made In China, $3): Lead-free, Mercury Free & Arsenic Free
Made For Retail Black Wood Tree
2020 Holiday Season Toy / Decor
When I first got this toy (it's like a toy tree for a child's wooden train set) I thought it was plastic but the label on it says it is wood, so we'll go with heavily finished wood (unless I hear otherwise!) This toy had the following ...
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December closed out 2020 in 6th place for #BestMonthEver here on the Lead Safe Mama blog! Thanks everyone.
End of Month Stats for December 2020
& EOY stats for 2020 too!
December 2020 closed out the year in 6th place for #BestMonthEver on the Lead Safe Mama blog, with over 272,730 unique page views in the month! Thanks everyone for being here.
Here are some of the other amazing highlights for the ...
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Video #1 of 3 from Tamara’s Christmas Eve Interview w/ Jon Fishman, drummer of Phish & parent of a Lead-exposed child.
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview!
Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel.
On Christmas Eve I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer of the band Phish) about "all things Lead" (including discussing his experience with his child's Lead exposure). The ...
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I wrote this on November 30, 2019… on the very real impacts of Lead Poisoning (“Stop worrying about shit, just do something!”)
Originally Posted on Facebook - November 30, 2019
Updates in Blue
LISTEN. I am in a bad mood today. You NEED to get how serious Lead is and how important prenatal and preconception testing is. Today my 11 year old (poisoned in utero) BUSTED OUR FRONT DOOR! And it is COLD outside and now there is a ...
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New #TenMinutesWithTamara video! Testing for Lead in vinyl blinds in a newer construction home (c. 1980-2000).
In this new ten minute video I show you how you can test your vinyl blinds for Lead yourself and what you need to do to clean up the mess (and get rid of the hazard) if you find Lead in your vinyl blinds! Please let me know if you have any questions. Here's my Amazon affiliate link for LeadCheck ...
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