My favorite Lead-free pie plates for the holidays!
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…
One from the vault: An email I wrote *years ago* about funding cuts made to the CDC Lead Program.
Thursday: December 8, 2022 Introduction This email was re-shared with me by a colleague this week. I had sent this out to Leadnet (a national Lead poisoning prevention email exchange board run by the National Center for Healthy Housing) over ten years ago. In re-reading this email I thought it would be worth publishing here since…
A Big Request
12/8/2022 – Thursday As you may know, Lead Safe Mama, LLC was responsible for getting TWO Leaded baby bottles recalled in 2022. We are still working on getting 10 more Leaded baby feeding products recalled. To this end, I continue to seek out a loan to Lead Safe Mama, LLC (for about $65,000)…
My favorite Lead-free glassware for the family – on sale today!
Thursday – December 8, 2022 My favorite Lead-free drinking glasses are on sale today (for 9% off when you purchase a set of 6). Aflink: https://amzn.to/3iy7nR9 Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra…
Winter 2022 Disney / Bentex Children’s Clothing Lead Paint Recall (includes photos of all pieces recalled)
December 7, 2022 – Wednesday Here’s what I posted the other day on my Instagram profile about these pieces: There are eight images with this post (scroll to bottom to see them all). These are all of the recalled pieces with the Bentex (Disney) clothing recall. There’s been a major oversight in the press —…
Important Reminder
Wednesday – December 7, 2022 The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC is shared with you to help you make SCIENCE-BASED decisions for your family. We provide SCIENCE-BASED information FREE FROM industry or government influence (and FREE of charge) on the LeadSafeMama.com website! What you choose to do with that information is up to you….
My favorite Lead-free mixing bowl set – less than $20 on Amazon today!
Wednesday – December 7, 2022 My favorite Lead-free mixing bowl set – only $17.84 today on Amazon. Aflink: https://amzn.to/3HeWXAn Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you!.
My favorite Lead-free glass juice pitcher is on sale today!
Tuesday – December 6, 2022 My favorite Lead-free glass juice pitcher is on sale today! (30% off!). Here’s the Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link for this pitcher: https://amzn.to/3Hf75cj Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend…
November 2022: #BestNovemberEver and NINTH #BestMonthEver for readership on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!
December 4, 2022 – Sunday Each month when we meet (or exceed!) goals and milestones here at Lead Safe Mama, LLC I like to publish a summary post sharing all of the good news with you, Lead Safe Mama readers – because YOU are the one who helped to make this happen! November of 2022…
A picture I took in Scotland today… and a request.
Tuesday – November 29, 2022 Our mission is simple: to prevent childhood Lead-poisoning by educating consumers about the health hazards from exposure to Lead and other metallic toxicants, (including Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic) in our modern environment. In addition to advocacy and education, we search for the truth and we demand honesty and transparency…
Final Lead Safe Mama Readership Numbers for October 2022
November 28, 2022 – Monday OOPS! – Since I have been traveling for about 6 weeks now (I kind of have lost track of how long it has been since I left home, but it was sometime around mid-October!), I never got around to sharing the final October 2022 numbers! I normally only share about…
November 2022 is the #BestNovemberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you for being here!
November 28, 2022 – Monday Yesterday, November of 2022 followed suit of so many other months this year — becoming the “Best November Ever” here at LeadSafeMama.com, in terms of the reach and readership here on this website. Highlights: November 2021 was previously the #BestNovemberEver, closing out the month with 282,560 page views Yesterday, November…
Press Release: Another 2022 product recall (for a Leaded children’s product) initiated by Lead Safe Mama, LLC out of Portland, Oregon
November 27, 2022 – Press Release Link to this press release in PDF Form The Lead Safe Mama, LLC parent advocacy community, an international group of more than 20,000 parents fighting for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety – especially in products manufactured for use by children – was responsible for their third product…
#NoJusticeNoPeace: My Federal Civil Rights case was dismissed by a Trump-appointed Republican judge (ruling – in part “Qualified Immunity”) – an update.
A section of the collaborative community mural on my home in Portland, Oregon including the “No Justice No Peace / Know Justice Know Peace” section of it that I painted last year in response to an earlier ruling on the case. #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #NoJusticeNoPeace Friday – November 25, 2022 Preface: This is an unavoidably l-o-n-g piece! I wrote…
A day to be thankful! [For your help in making these product recalls possible!]
Thursday – November 24, 2022 Below are the links to information about each of the product recalls you (LeadSafeMama.com readers) helped make happen – SO FAR – this year (2022!) [More are in the pipeline!] Original Jumping Jumperoo Article Jumping Jumperoo Recall Article Original (first!) Nuk Lead Painted Baby Bottle Article Nuk Lead Painted Baby…
My favorite Lead-free pans!
Originally Published: November 24, 2022 UPDATED: February 23, 2023 – Thursday Solidteknics Stainless Pans Shop – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0qx Solidteknics Iron Pans – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0r0 30% DISCOUNT CODE BELOW This is a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link for Solidteknics. Solidteknics products are my personal favorite Lead-free pans (and the pans I use every day in…
And the Third Place Winner in the Most Amazing Wonderful Incredible Awesome Lead Safe Mama SECOND ANNUAL Giveaway of Lead-Free Things & Other Fabulous Prizes is…
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…
Happy Birthday To Me (I’m 53!) For my birthday today I am going to find out how much Lead is in the soil by Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris!
November 20, 2022 – Sunday Here’s what I just posted on social media: For my birthday today I am going to Notre Dame (in Paris) to test the soil and surrounding area for Lead. I am so geeky excited about this. I can’t wait to learn about how the fire impacted the surrounding areas. I…
November 19, 2022 – Lead Safe Mama Newsletter: “Green Sprouts Drama Continues…”
November 19, 2022 Saturday Grindelwald, Switzerland Yesterday I ended up typing non-stop about the Green Sprouts Leaded Baby Bottle Issue. Today I wanted to send you an email with all of the related posts – including all of the drama from yesterday (or almost all of it, since there is still some that I have not yet finished writing up… because…
In November of 2022 Green Sprouts’ owner said she was “surprised” to learn I found Lead in their stainless baby bottles – however, Green Sprouts knew of the issue as early as June of 2021.
November 18, 2022 – Friday Continuing real-time coverage of the Green Sprouts Leaded Stainless Steel Baby Bottle train-wreck… The bottles being recalled are the bottles pictured above. Throughout the day today I have continued to get communications from Lead Safe Mama readers with new bits of information directly related to or tangential to this product recall……
Green Sprouts removed the recall notice from their website. Here’s how to request a replacement or refund if you purchased their stainless bottles that tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
November 18, 2022 – Friday When I got home this evening (Switzerland time – it’s after 7 p.m. here now) I heard from SEVERAL LeadSafeMama.com readers that the link that I had provided earlier (to the recall statement from Green Sprouts and the form to fill out if you had purchased one of these Lead-containing…
November 18, 2022: Recalled Lead-Contaminated Green Sprouts Baby Bottle Still Available for Sale on Amazon
November 18, 2022 – Friday 11/18/22 PM Update: The recall notice that was on the Green Sprouts website this morning (and is shown on this link) was taken down from their website this afternoon. A quick search today on Amazon showed several of the Lead-Contaminated #GreenSprouts brand Stainless Steel Baby Bottles / Sippy cups…
November 2022 Lead Safe Mama, LLC Communication Thread with Becky Cannon (owner of Green Sprouts)
Amazon links on this site are affiliate links – even when they link to something that we don’t want you to buy. If you click on one of our links and then make a purchase on Amazon we may receive a percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you. November 18, 2022…
Breaking News: Thanks to the collaborative work of the Lead Safe Mama Community, Green Sprouts recalls & ceases sale of 35,216 stainless steel baby bottles – 3 designs that tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
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…