All the Leaded things we found when we visited a Montessori kindergarten classroom…

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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, LLC…

Lead Safe Mama Newsletter, September 13, 2022: I’m finally back in Portland! Click through to see where my travels will take me next

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September 13, 2022 — Tuesday Coming to you today from Portland, Oregon! (Finally!) Hello all! Well! The past 8 days have been quite an adventure! We drove from Athens, Georgia to Atlanta and then on to Nashville! After a brief stop in Nashville (less than 24 hours!) we flew on to Denver and then I…

Final Numbers for August 2022: #BestAugustEver at LeadSafeMama.com [9th Best Month Of All Time!]

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September 13, 2022 – Tuesday Highlights – Final Numbers for August 2022 Scroll down below the first two images for a summary of highlights for August 2022 Since I have been on the road, and dealing with the nonsense/distractions related to the #LeadSafeMamaMobile breaking down in Connecticut two weeks ago – I haven’t had a moment to…

Lead Safe Mama, LLC could use your help today! [9/13/22]

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Tuesday – September 13, 2022 Hey all! We need to raise $395.00 today — to cover a consultation fee for a new attorney we are hoping to work with on some new stuff moving forward – peripheral to (but related to) our Federal Civil Rights case. The Lead Safe Mama, LLC bank accounts are at…

Lead Safe Mama Newsletter: September 5, 2022 (coming to you from Athens, Georgia), Bunnykins and a Lead Safe Mama Mobile

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September 5, 2022 — Monday Coming to you today from Athens, Georgia Hello all! I got an exciting Instagram message last night. A reporter from the Daily Mail wants to write a piece about my work testing the Royal Doulton Bunnykins children’s dishes. In response to her inquiry, I spent most of last night and…

2022 Lead Safe Mama Cross Country Driving Tour Update – August 31, 2022 (Wednesday).

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August 31, 2022 Update – Wednesday CLICK the MAP to see it full sized Hello all! The above map is the current update for our cross country tour route. The route changes (at least slightly!) every couple of days based on who we hear from / who might want to hire me for a one-on-one…

#BestAugustEver #BestYearEver – LeadSafeMama.com is breaking new records (for the reach and impact of this work!) every day!

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August 30, 2022 – Tuesday Highlights Today August 2022 officially became the #BestAugustEver in terms of the reach and impact of the work here at LeadSafeMama.com This continues the trend for 2022 (as #BestYearEver) This is the sixth month this year that has landed in the Top Ten Months of All Time here on LeadSafeMama.com…

Impacts of Lead Poisoning: Charlie (who turned 14 in July) just read his very first CHAPTER BOOK this week!

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August 25, 2022 – Thursday On Tuesday we arrived in Belfast, Maine. I sent the kids off to explore the town while I had a meeting (about possibly buying a 3-screen movie theater to start a center for the arts  – with a focus on environmental issues – including a film festival!) In his “walkabout” Charlie found…

This past Saturday (8/20/22) THIS YEAR (2022) became the BEST YEAR EVER, in terms of the reach and impact of LeadSafeMama.com!

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Wednesday – August 24, 2022 When you are running a grassroots movement like this, you have to be the one to share about the milestones that are reached and the progress that is made — no one else is gonna do it! Accordingly, I must share the good news… possibly, the most exciting milestone to…

My Kids! Here’s a video of my eldest son… riding a unicycle… while singing & playing a full sized upright bass! [The dismount is everything!]

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Monday – August 22, 2022 Please watch the full short video from yesterday below (it’s hysterical!) and share it with your kids (and then share it with everyone you know!) While you are at it I would love it if you would also take a moment to follow my sons on Instagram and Facebook. Here…

Why do some stainless steel cookware items have a “Prop 65” warning? Isn’t stainless steel non-toxic?

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2022 Instant Pot Stainless Insert: Inner Pot / Stock Pot – Lead free, including the interior and exterior writing and markings.

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Full XRF readings for the instant pot insert pictured are below Stainless Steel #304 Here are some additional links that may be of interest: Full XRF test results for the Instant Pot appliance (Spoilers: it does test positive for Lead). All posts and articles in the Instant Pot category on this website. What is stainless…

Blue and silver Franciscan Twilight pattern dish: 304,000 ppm (30%!) Lead on the blue glazed food surface of the dish.

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XRF test results for the dish pictured. Reading #1) on the blue center of the dish 60-Second Reading Lead (Pb): 304,000 +/- 21,000 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 269 +/- 91 ppm Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): 2,482 +/- 804 ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): 468 +/-…

House of Antique Hardware (Portland) “Lead-Free Crystal Cabinet Knob”: 23,400 ppm Lead on the back brass components.

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    XRF test result for the crystal knob pictured. Oh – the “irony”! Reading #1) on the brass of the knob 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 23,400 +/- 900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 5,070 +/- 210 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Nickel…

Horse & Hound Brass Horse Knob: 26,500 ppm Lead & 401 ppm Antimony. [Check out the readings on the screw!]

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Reading #1) on the brass of the horse 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 26,500 +/- 900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 5,698 +/- 220 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): 401 +/- 96 ppm Nickel (Ni): 3,487 +/- 236 ppm Copper (Cu): 592,600 +/- 2,400 ppm…

Signature Hardware Brass Horse Knob: 41,400 ppm Lead & 1,526 ppm Cadmium & 940 ppm Antimony.

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Reading #1) on the brass of the horse 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 41,400 +/- 1,100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 1,526 +/- 113 ppm Tin (Sn): 8,218 +/- 258 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): 940 +/- 125 ppm Nickel (Ni): 7,429 +/- 306 ppm Copper (Cu): 541,800…

CORELLE (Instant Brands) confirms (but downplays) presence of Leaded glaze used for food surface decorations on vintage dishware

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     Alternate title: Hey, CORELLE (Instant Brands)… “Were you lying then, or are you lying now?” (Maybe a little of both? See the history of their statements on the subject, below.) This is an ad-free article. We have removed advertisements from this article to make it easier for you to read. If you would…