Sensitique Earrings (marketed to little girls), crystal cubes – purchased in a Canada ferries gift shop: positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
October 14, 2022 – Friday I bought these as a possible gift for one of my adult sons [he just got his ears pierced this summer for his birthday, and they seemed like a cute addition to his small collection of understated earrings!] They were purchased in a gift shop on a Canadian ferry in October…
2008 shot glass wedding favor with painted lettering in blue: traces of Arsenic & Lead. Safe by all standards.
October 14, 2022 – Friday Reading #1) With a focus on the blue writing 60-second reading Readings repeated multiple times to confirm the results Lead (Pb): 33 +/- 10 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 86 +/- 24 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): 24,700 +/- 500 ppm Arsenic (As): 63 +/- 11…
For Lead Poisoning Prevention Month (October) – a link to my film.
Monday – October 10, 2022 For childhood Lead poisoning prevention month (October) – here’s a private preview screener link to my film. The film is 92 minutes long and there is a scene in the credits so I request that folks watch all the way through to the very end of the credits (Noam Chomsky…
Some new / current #LeadSafeMama approved Lead-free dish choices for the Fall / Winter 2022 season.
October 9, 2022 – Sunday In response to all of the recent posts about toxicants (Lead, Cadmium and Antimony) found in modern Fiesta Tableware (which is marketed and sold as “Lead Free”), Lead Safe Mama readers have repeatedly asked (over the last couple of days) for my current suggestion for truly Lead-Free dishware options. Below…
XRF Test results for Meadow (Green) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 9, 2022 – Sunday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF Test results for Twilight (Blue) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 9, 2022 – Sunday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF Test results for White new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 9, 2022 – Sunday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
End of the month stats for September 2022, the #BestSeptemberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com
October 8, 2022 – Saturday Hello friends! A little bit late – but here are the wrap numbers for September 2022! Please check out the charts and graphs both above (at the top of this page) and below. Some “highlights”: Even though September of 2022 was the “Best September Ever” – and even though this…
Dear Fiesta Tableware, please remove “Lead-free” language from your marketing and stop using Cadmium (a known carcinogen) in your glazes.
Continue reading below the images. See full chart with test results at the bottom of the article. 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…
XRF Test results for Scarlet (Red) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 6, 2022 – Thursday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF Test results for Butterscotch (Orange) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 6, 2022 – Thursday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF test results for Sunflower (Yellow) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
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,…
XRF Test results for Turquoise (Teal) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 6, 2022 – Thursday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF Test results for Peony (Pink) new (2022) Fiesta Tableware Company dishes
October 6, 2022 – Thursday This is one of a series of 11 articles being published here on LeadSafeMama.com with specific XRF test results for the various colors of modern Fiesta Tableware Company dishes (manufactured/sold/available in 2022). An overview article is also available here [link], discussing the findings for all of the colors, as well…
XRF Test results for ALPS Mountaineering King Kong chair (blue – purchased at REI, Summer 2022)
October 3, 2022- Monday XRF test results for the chair pictured are below. Here’s an Amazon Affiliate link for this chair: https://amzn.to/3yc7Z4a [Note: these normally can be found for a better price at REI!] I’m a BIG girl, and need a BIG CHAIR! I currently weigh 250 lbs. Many years ago, my husband bought me…
Pottery Barn 2022 tall textured clear glass from their Hammered Handcrafted Glassware Collection. Sold as “Lead-free” & positive for 94 ppm Lead.
October 3, 2022 – Monday This is a glass purchased at Pottery Barn in 2022. It did test positive for trace levels of Antimony and Lead. Here’s the direct link to this glass on Pottery Barn’s website. In general, I do not like the company Pottery Barn – as they have a history of producing toxic…
Dr. John Salerno & Tamara(& Len) Rubin discuss Tamara’s heavy metal test results (audio recording.)
October 2, 2022 – Sunday Listen to my conversation with Dr. John Salerno below – reviewing the heavy metal testing he did for me (via a urine test) in June of this year. For additional information about this, check out the links below the video / audio recording. The recording is about 16 minutes long…
XRF test results for matyz brand wide neck glass breast milk storage bottle
Published: October 1, 2022 Quick Summary: Trace Cadmium and Antimony were found in the unpainted glass of this product (see “Reading #1” below). The elements of the bottle that tested positive for trace Cadmium and Antimony were the thicker glass edges of the bottle – as we always try to do a reading on the…
Total Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate and advertising income — all years to date
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…
$2,369.21 has been earned so far this month via your clicks on Lead Safe Mama Amazon links – Thank you! Click through to see Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Amazon Affiliate income history for all years.
September 30, 2022 – Friday Thank you! Your clicks on the Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate links have earned Lead Safe Mama, LLC $2,369.21 so far this month (September 2022) with one day still left to go! To see the entire history of Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate income earnings (since we started as an Amazon Associate…
$3,191.39 – Thank you! Click through to see Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Share-A-Sale affiliate income history from all years.
Thank you! Your clicks on the Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate links for Naturepedic and Solidteknics have earned us $3,191.39 so far this month (September 2022) alone (with one day still left to go!) To see the entire history of Lead Safe Mama, LLC Share-A-Sale-linked affiliate income earnings (since we started as a Share-A-Sale affiliate),…
Another September 2022 Milestone: Best September Ever!
Tuesday – September 27, 2022 Another quick note (in an otherwise overly busy day) just to mark meeting the milestone of #BestSeptemberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com – for the reach and impact of this work (and there’s still more than three full days left in the month!) Unless something miraculous happens September 2022 is not going…
Lead Safe Mama Newsletter, September 23, 2022: Top Brands of Pots and Pans to AVOID! Plus my favorite alternatives
September 23, 2022 — Friday Coming to you today (again) from Orange County, California! Hello all! Since there are so many folks who are new here on the Lead Safe Mama e-mail newsletter I thought it would be a good time to highlight some of my “Top Brands to Avoid” (for pots and pans). If you…
So… this happened this morning….
Tuesday – September 20, 2022 Hey friends! I am on a flight to Southern California right now so just want to keep this brief, but also wanted to make sure to take a moment to mark this milestone. This morning LeadSafeMama.com passed 15,000,000 unique all-time page views! Here’s to looking forward to a time when…