A good Lead-free choice for the holidays! Pie Pans.
November 10, 2022 – Thursday Just in time for the holidays! Here’s a good Lead-free choice for the holidays! (aflink) https://amzn.to/3EoqndC #Thanksgiving #LeadFreeThanksgiving #LeadFreePies #LeadFreeBaking #LeadFreePiePlates #PiePlates Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link, we may receive a percentage of what you spend…
XRF Test Results For Hazel Atlas Clear Glass Food Storage Lid
Full XRF Readings for the square Hazel Atlas food storage container glass lid (pictured here) Metals noted in gray were not found. Metals noted in blue were found at the levels noted but are not normally considered toxic in consumer goods. Metals noted in red are considered toxic in consumer goods: no toxic metals…
XRF test results for “The Step” (Made in USA) plastic exercise equipment device
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
Royal Doulton China graphic to share with your friends and family (as we head into the holiday season!)
This is an ad-free article. Advertising and affiliate income help Lead Safe Mama, LLC cover the costs of the work we do here (independent consumer goods testing and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy). We have removed ads from most of our more widely-read articles (like this one!) to make them easier for you to read….
Affiliate link for a good Lead-free toy (stocking stuffer?)
November 6, 2022 – Sunday People are always asking me for recommendations for inexpensive toy animals and figurines. Everything I have ever tested from this brand has tested clean (in the past 10 years). And by clean I mean: Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic (non-detect means no-detectable traces of those metals using XRF…
Johnson Brothers China graphic to share with your friends and family (as we head into the holiday season!)
This is an ad-free article. Advertising and affiliate income help Lead Safe Mama, LLC cover the costs of the work we do here (independent consumer goods testing and childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy). We have removed ads from most of our more widely-read articles (like this one!) to make them easier for you to read….
Test results for “marble-look” Smartcore Tile pictured
Full XRF Test Results for the Tile Sample Pictured Metals shown in BLUE are considered non-toxic in this application Metals shown in RED are generally considered toxic and may or may not have regulatory limits set (in this case there are no regulatory limits for total content of Lead, Cadmium and Antimony in tile.) Reading…
URGENT REQUEST: A reader alerted me to a volunteer position at the CDC on their Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee, can you send in a letter of recommendation for me today?
November 4, 2022 – Friday Hello friends, fans, followers – all LeadSafeMama.com readers! This week a Lead Safe Mama reader (one of you!) alerted me to the following volunteer committee position opening (see text and image below.) She suggested that I might make a good addition to the CDC’s Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee….
France 2022 Journal Entry #1: We’re staying in a fortress town with 1,000 year old walls!
Friday – November 4, 2022 I am so thankful for all of the opportunities that come across my path through my advocacy work. I can’t believe I am staying in a magical “castle” with 1,000 year old walls! I love being surrounded by this depth of history. Thank you to everyone who supports this advocacy…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC CPSC Violation Report (high levels of lead found in item intended for use by children) for 2022 Green Sprouts (iPlay) insulated stainless steel baby bottle / sippy cup.
If you are not yet familiar with this issue, here is a link to the original full article outlining all of the circumstances that precipitated this violation report. Continue reading below the image. But first… a note from “Becky” the owner of Green Sprouts (this is a screenshot from their website earlier today): Consumer Product…
Soil Samples from Muscatine, Iowa – 2022
Published: October 31, 2022 Test results for four soil samples sent in by a Lead Safe Mama reader from Muscatine, Iowa. 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…
October 31, 2022 Newsletter… coming to you from Boston, Mass. today!
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…
An end-of-October update & request
October 31, 2022 – Monday UPDATE As you may know, Lead Safe Mama, LLC follows a unique community collaborative business model: our readership directs what we test and report on and they also help to cover the cost of the testing. A significant (yet free) way for you to help cover the cost of this…
October 2022 is the #BestOctoberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you for being here!
Sunday – October 30, 2022 Yesterday (Saturday – October 29th) October 2022 popped into the spot of “Best October Ever” here at LeadSafeMama.com, passing the previous #BestOctoberEver which was October of 2020 with a total of 206,307 page views for the month that year. Other LeadSafeMama.com highlights as of October 2022 See Chart Below October…
FREE #LeadSafeMama Consumer Goods Testing in Durham, North Carolina this coming Saturday (10/29/22) #NLPPW2022
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT with FREE Consumer Goods Testing: Saturday – October 29, 2022! Please let your friends in the Durham, North Carolina area know about this FREE opportunity! Hello all! I will be traveling to Durham, North Carolina this week and will be testing consumer goods for free (using XRF technology) at the PEACH Durham…
Another #LeadSafeMama goal (& request) for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022 #NLPPW2022
Monday – October 24, 2022 Here’s the link! Thank you! https://www.instagram.com/leadsafemama/ #NLPPW #NLPPW2022 #LeadPoisoningPrevention #LeadPoisoning #LeadSafeMama #PreserveYourChildsPotential
On the first day of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022 (#NLPPW2022) we passed 20,000 members in our Facebook group! Thank you!
Monday – October 24, 2022 Here’s the link to join us if you are not yet in the group! A big THANK YOU to everyone everywhere who is part of the international conversation for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, this week and every week!
XRF test results for a Boon Nursh silicone and plastic baby bottle (in light pink)
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
The “Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama” Facebook Group is almost to 20,000 members. Join US! #NLPPW2022
Sunday – October 23, 2022 Update #NLPPW2022 It’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week! Here’s the link to join us! https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadSafe Just 47 members to go and we will meet our goal!
XRF test results for antique Blue Willow style Transor Ware Japanese porcelain child’s tea set
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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Which metals are found in a typical food can? XRF test results for the inside (& outside) of a metal can from Chef Boyardee Spaghetti & Meatballs.
October 22, 2022 – Saturday What’s a tin can made of these days anyway? (Part 2!) Stand by for a summary comparing the test results of this can to the test results of the (Organic Pineapple) can posted last week. [Here’s that article in case you missed it – link.] Full XRF Test Results for the Chef…
2022 Holiday Home Pumpkin Design Dish – positive for three toxicants (Lead, Cadmium & Antimony) and marked “Approved For Food Contact”
Published: Saturday – October 22, 2022 XRF test results for the dish pictured are below. Reading #1) On the pumpkin leaf image in the center of the food surface of the dish – green area 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 923 +/- 42 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect…
2022 Holiday Home Sunflower Design Spoon Rest – marked “For Decoration Only” and “Approved For Food Contact”. Which is it?
Published: Saturday – October 22, 2022 XRF test results for the dish pictured are below. Reading #1) On the floral image in the center of the food surface of the dish – yellow area 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 499 +/- 32 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 74 +/- 14 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium…
Floral design / rose print vintage porcelain dinner plate: 4,918 ppm Lead on the center of the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.)
Published: Saturday – October 22, 2022 XRF test results for the porcelain dish pictured are below. Reading #1) On the floral image in the center of the food surface of the dish 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 4,918 +/- 100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm Tin (Sn): 380 +/- 14 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect…