Kate Spade Larabee Road Platinum pattern china dish (by Lenox): 49 ppm Lead on the center of the food surface (safe by all standards) — but 3,985 ppm Lead on the BACK MARK (!)
Published: Tuesday — July 5, 2022 The food surface of these dishes is considered to be “safe by all standards.” Although they did test positive for trace levels of Lead (at 49 ppm), which is below even the lowest of the current CPSC regulatory limits — of 90 ppm Lead (set for the paint, glaze, or…
Vintage (c. 1980s) Royal Doulton (Made in England) Romance Collection “Carolyn” pattern fine bone china dish: 66,500 ppm Lead on the center of the food surface
Published: Tuesday — July 5, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans and that in 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission set 90 ppm Lead as the limit for allowable Lead in the paint, glaze, or coating of an item intended for use by children —…
Vintage “golden” fleur-de-lis medal brooch/ pin: 338,200 ppm Lead (a neurotoxicant) & 9360 ppm Antimony (a carcinogen)
Published: July 5, 2022 — Tuesday My youngest son bought this at a local antique store for $2.00 (like the pin posted earlier), hoping it was “real solid gold” (kids!)… no such luck. BUT it did have almost two percent gold in the plating! Needless to say, he will not be allowed to add this…
Vintage “golden” brooch/ pin with three angels: 96,000 ppm Lead (& 1,300 ppm Cadmium, & 3,200 ppm Antimony, too)
Published: July 5, 2022 — Tuesday My youngest son bought this at a local antique store for 75 cents, hoping it was “real solid gold” (kids!)… no such luck. BUT it did have almost one percent gold in the plating]! Needless to say, he will not be allowed to add this to the collection of…
Micron Size Comparison Chart: How big is Lead dust compared to other particles?
July 4, 2022 – Monday A reader shared this with me today, and I wanted to make sure to share it with you! This chart shows how big a particle of Lead dust is compared to particles of other items you may be familiar with. This is a great illustration to help folks conceptualize (something…
c. Late-1990s (or later) Spode Christmas Tree dish: 319 ppm Lead on the food surface ( + 138 ppm Cadmium & 2,402 ppm Cobalt)
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…
c. 1980s Nikko Happy Holidays China Dish With Christmas Tree (Japan): 87,000 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)
Published: Sunday — July 3, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans and that in 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission set 90 ppm Lead as the limit for allowable Lead in the paint, glaze, or coating of an item intended for use by…
Vintage PRC Dezain Italy china dish: 11,000 ppm Lead on the food surface (on the decorative yellow & gold edging.)
Published: Sunday – July 3, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans, and also given that in 2008 the Consumer Product Safety Commission set the level of 90 ppm Lead as being the limit for allowable Lead in the paint, glaze or coating of an…
Vintage / Antique Wedgwood Willow Weave White Ceramic Dish, Made in England: 55,300 ppm Lead on the food surface.
To see more Wedgwood pieces we have tested, click here. Their products are notoriously high in Lead in the surface glaze (the vintage products, post-20 years old especially!) Published: Sunday – July 3, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans, and also given that in 2008…
“Red Chinese Crackle” dish: 5,677 ppm Lead, 135 ppm Cadmium, 72 ppm Antimony.
Published: Saturday – July 2, 2022 This is a companion piece to a second piece I wrote about earlier today – link here. The body text of the article is essentially the same as the earlier piece, the XRF readings below are specific to the dish pictured here. Given all federal agencies agree that…
Vintage “Crackle Collection” Pier 1 bowl, Made in China: 8,414 ppm Lead, 31 ppm Cadmium, 51 ppm Antimony.
Published: Saturday – July 2, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans, and also given that in 2008 the Consumer Product Safety Commission set the level of 90 ppm Lead as being the limit for allowable Lead in the paint, glaze or coating of an…
Sample of black vinyl fabric from a couch purchased / manufactured c. 2000: 242 ppm Lead & 5,131 ppm Antimony [linked to SIDS.]
July 2, 2022 – Saturday This sample of fabric from a sofa (c. 2000) was sent to me by a reader for testing. She had heard that both vinyl and leather coverings of sofas could have Lead and she wanted to make sure this sofa was safe for her family. In testing the sofa vinyl,…
June 2022 Final Numbers! So many milestones met and passed. Thanks to each and every Lead Safe Mama reader!
July 2, 2022 — Saturday Final June 2022 Numbers Here’s a quick list of just SOME of the highlights for June of 2022! June 2022 was the #BESTJuneEver at LeadSafeMama.com, with 417,805 unique page views! This was more than TWICE the previous #BestJuneEver, which was June 2019 (that saw 186,506 unique page views — check out…
2-cup glass measuring cup with pour spout & juicer: Lead-free! (Free of Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, & Antimony, too!)
July 1, 2022 — Friday XRF test results for the 2-cup clear glass measuring cup (by CuttleLab) pictured (purchased in 2022 from Amazon) are below. Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3NuXq0B My husband LOVES this measuring cup (he has been using it for measuring out the just-boiled water for my morning coffee)! He says he loves that it has…
Tamara, what does your husband do? (…besides helping to take care of the kids!?)
June 29, 2022 – Wednesday First and foremost it is important to share that I would not be able to do a single thing I do without help from my husband. Whenever I am not available to do the “mom” things – he steps in and takes over (including full time when I am traveling…
Would you like to see my personal full heavy metals panel test result? Here you go!
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…
Tamara gets a provoked urine test for Lead (& other metals) in New York City (a video)!
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,…
Certificate of Analysis (undated) for Lone Star Botanicals Bentonite Clay – provided by Primal Life Organics to customers confirms Lead levels found by Lead Safe Mama, LLC.
Highlight Published: Sunday – June 26, 2022 Originally appeared in this article – link. Multiple Lead Safe Mama readers have shared with us that Primal Life Organics has shared the COA for the clay base of their bentonite-clay based tooth powder with them when they requested to see test results for the ingredients of their Dirty Mouth…
June 20, 2022 email from Trina (owner, Primal Life Organics) indicating she doesn’t understand the math behind the Lead found in her product (& her public response to me sharing this.)
You can see this graphic (as posted on instagram) by clicking through to Instagram below – please do read the 79 comments there too! Scroll down to also see Trina’s response to me sharing this with my readers (second image below/ second Instagram post) and the public response (currently 33 comments) to Trina’s (outrageous) response….
Trina (owner of Primal Life Organics) says her (Lead-contaminated) Dirty Mouth Toothpowder is “Safe To Swallow” (& that swallowing may even be beneficial!), but (6/24) advises customers against swallowing it. Which is it?
June 25, 2022 – Saturday Another Chapter in the Contradictory Messaging from Primal Life Organics – as it relates to their Lead-contaminated tooth powder. Images below: A screenshot of Trina’s June 24, 2022 statement which was sent to customers who expressed concerns for Lead and other toxicants found in her toothpowder – concerns based on the June…
False and misleading statements written up by Primal Life Organics. Trina from Primal Life Organics created a “hit-piece” on me, which includes a full list of all the legal actions in which I have prevailed. Please read it for a laugh!
June 24, 2022 – Friday In skimming this e-mail (screenshot of first paragraph, above – scroll down to see the full text of the mail from Trina, the owner of Primal Life Organics) — sent to me by a reader (I have not yet read it too carefully, as I am too busy actually helping…
Primal Life Organics tells some customers that the clay used in their Dirty Mouth Toothpowder has Lead and tells others it is certified Lead-free.
June 23, 2022 – Thursday Primal Life Toothpowder Update Please read the graphic below – including screenshots of Primal Life Organic’s exchange with a customer from May of 2022 (just last month.) I am posting some additional information here on the website that I have also already posted on social media. I am sharing these…
I got my first ever full heavy metals test!
Comment below with your guesses!
11 years ago today I was presented with my first award from the Federal government… & this is where things stand today (this week!)
Thanks to “Facebook Memories” I got a reminder about this post from 11 years ago today. June 22, 2022 – Wednesday 11 years ago this week (11 years ago today) I won my first award from the Federal Government for my childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advocacy work (my first award ever for this work). No…