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…
A good Lead-free choice for the holidays: Compost Bin
November 15, 2022 – Tuesday Just in time for the holidays! On sale today… one of our favorite (lead-free) things we bought on Amazon for our family – on sale today too! (aflink): https://amzn.to/3UBQmUw #Thanksgiving #LeadFreeThanksgiving #LeadFreeKitchen #LeadFreeHome #LeadFreeStainlessSteel #LeadFreeComposting #StainlessSteel Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on a Lead Safe…
A good Lead-free choice for the holidays: Glass Tea Pots
November 13, 2022 – Sunday Just in time for the holidays! Thanks to the work and advocacy of all of you in the Lead Safe Mama community – Tea Bloom removed the Lead-painted logos from their glass tea pots. aflink https://amzn.to/3Etn2d7 #Thanksgiving #LeadFreeThanksgiving #LeadFreeTea #LeadFreeCoffee #LeadFreeTeaPot #TeaPot #TeaKettle Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase…
REMINDER 3: The Most Amazing Wonderful Incredible Awesome Lead Safe Mama SECOND ANNUAL Giveaway of Lead-Free Things And Other Fabulous Prizes.
November 12, 2022 – Saturday Hey all! Just ANOTHER quick reminder! Check out the pinned Instagram post (link here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkuDzcdIATk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ) about the giveaway to read the most important details on how to enter this giveaway …or read the FULL details – with info about ALL of the prizes and ALL of the *bonus* ways…
New little video I made to share about the issue with vintage Corelle dishes
Published 11/12/2022 – on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube & Facebook! Please Share. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lead Poisoning Prevention (@leadsafemama)
FRANCE: Wood-look ceramic tile on floor of newly renovated apartment in 500+ year old French building (Antibes): Lead-Free!
XRF test results for the wood-look modern tile pictured 60-second test Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards. Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic in most applications…
FRANCE: White paint on exterior (stucco / concrete) window surround on 500+ year old French building (Antibes): 61 ppm Lead (safe by all standards, NOT Lead paint!)
XRF test results for the peeling white window trim paint pictured 30-second test Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards. Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic in…
FRANCE: Black painted Iron window guard on 500+ year old French building (Antibes): 14,100 ppm Lead.
XRF test results for the window rail pictured 30-second test Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards. Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic in most applications Metals…
Soil Samples from Rockville, Maryland – 2022
Published: November 11, 2022 Test results for soil samples sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Rockville, Maryland. Samples are tested multiple times to confirm the results. Samples are tested using XRF technology (which – when testing soil – typically produces test results within the same range as sending samples to a…
If you are a Taylor Swift fan you may have already heard about this….
November 10, 2022 – Thursday I created the embedded video (below) because dozens of Lead Safe Mama readers informed me that Taylor Swift had included a vintage (LEADED!) Butterfly Gold pattern Corelle plate in one of the scenes in her latest video “Anti-Hero”. In response to this I wrote this post and shared this little…
REMINDER: The Most Amazing Wonderful Incredible Awesome Lead Safe Mama SECOND ANNUAL Giveaway of Lead-Free Things And Other Fabulous Prizes.
Here’s the link with ALL of the details about the Giveaway – including all the ways to enter for extra chances to win AND all the prizes for each prize level!