Medela glass baby bottle/breast milk storage: 25 ppm Cadmium + 68 ppm Lead + 86 ppm Antimony. Safe by all standards.
Published: April 7, 2022 While the Lead level in the yellow paint on this bottle is “technically” and “legally” safe by all U.S. federal standards (the bottle is fully compliant with both FDA and USCPSC standards), given the fact that there are readily available truly Lead-free baby bottle (and breast milk storage) options, we do…
Abus Patented No. 83 /45 Brass Padlock: 28,200 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids. Locks are not toys!
Reading #1) Silver colored shank of lock 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 16,200 +/- 600 ppm Iron (Fe): 29,900 +/- 500 ppm Cobalt (Co): 3,731 +/- 412 ppm Nickel (Ni): 950,000 +/- 1,400 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods mode. Reading #2) Brass…
babymoov glass baby food storage jar with plastic orange lid: 37 ppm Lead + 35 ppm Antimony
Reading #1) Plastic Lid 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Titanium (Ti): 3,817 +/- 289 ppm Barium (Ba): 165 +/- 104 ppm No other metals found in consumer goods mode. Reading #2) White painted logo 60-second test Lead (Pb): 36 +/- 9 ppm Cadmium…
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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 by…
March 2022: It’s a wrap — Lead Safe Mama stats for the THIRD month of this year [including how much we earned from your clicks!]
Click the image below so you can see it full sized (& so you can read the tiny print!) Published: April 3, 2022 – Sunday I just got home after being on the road for 18 days straight (helping families and traveling through: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois,…
Is it toxic? A game!
Continue reading below the image! Sunday – April 2, 2022 Which of these items tested positive for unsafe levels of heavy metals? Which three are safe? Why do you think that? [What’s the reasoning behind your guesses?] Find out the answers on Instagram today @LeadSafeMama. More info in the links with this image too! –…
My favorite Lead-free pans.
Originally Published: April 2, 2022 UPDATED: February 23, 2023 – Thursday 30% DISCOUNT CODE BELOW Solidteknics Stainless Pans Shop – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0qx Solidteknics Iron Pans – Link: https://shrsl.com/3y0r0 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…
Red rubber fake grapes by Ashland Fruit purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!
Published: Monday – March 28, 2022 I cannot tell you how happy this makes me (#2 of 2!)! Will write more on this later. NOTE: vintage rubber fake grapes are very high in Lead and should ALWAYS be kept away from children (and frankly should be thrown out and replaced with safer choices like these…
Green rubber fake grapes purchased at Michaels in 2022: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!
Published: Monday – March 28, 2022 I cannot tell you how happy this makes me! Will write more on this later. NOTE: vintage rubber fake grapes are very high in Lead and should ALWAYS be kept away from children (and frankly should be thrown out and replaced with safer choices like these IF you must…
1937 Life Magazine compilation book: 461 ppm Lead on the pages (& 13 ppm Cadmium). 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Reading #1) on the leather of the book 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 375 +/- 10 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 18 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): 3 +/- 1 ppm Chromium (Cr): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Vanadium (V): 18,300 +/- 400 ppm Manganese (Mn): 918 +/- 79 ppm Iron (Fe): 174 +/- 37 ppm…
March 2022 is the FIRST month since the start of the pandemic to reach pre-pandemic readership levels on LeadSafeMama.com. Thank you!
March 28, 2022 Monday 5:40 a.m. PST Coming to you today (still / again!) from Bar Harbor, Maine I’m just so thrilled to report that LeadSafeMama.com is ALMOST to pre-pandemic readership levels for the first time since the start of the pandemic! You can see from the graph directly above the three months highlighted in…
These toy musical bells (purchased on Amazon) are painted with high-Lead paint — and are illegal (because they were sold to be used by children).
Sunday – March 27, 2022 There is quite a bit of information about these bells below – with all questions that have been asked so far answered in detail. Please read the FULL post (scroll down and continue reading below each of the images, etc.) Thank you. I am planning on reporting these to the…
1979 Fisher Price Squirrel Toy: 836 ppm Cadmium (40 ppm & up is unsafe for kids), 5 ppm Lead & 13 ppm Antimony.
Reading #1) on the red plastic hat 60-second reading Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): 836 +/- 10 ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 202 +/- 79 ppm Iron (Fe): 78 +/- 42 ppm Copper (Cu): 27 +/- 17 ppm Zinc (Zn): 1,012 +/- 26 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,253 +/-…
Blue and white glazed ceramic doll / figurine holding two babies: 40 ppm Lead + 5 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Reading #1) on the blue glaze of her hat 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 17 +/- 3 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 164 +/- 85 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,754 +/- 65 ppm Cobalt (Co): 20,400 +/- 200 ppm Copper (Cu): 17 +/- 8 ppm Zinc (Zn):…
Brown Glass Supplement Bottle for MediHerb Standard Process herbal supplement (Australia): 112 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (typical of supplement bottles).
Reading #1) on the brown glass 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 112 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 2 ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 3,008 +/- 92 ppm Zinc (Zn): 47 +/- 7 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 268 +/- 6 ppm Niobium (Nb): 296 +/- 9…
March 2022 is officially in the “Top Ten Months” of all time on LeadSafeMama.com. Thank you for your ongoing support of this work.
March 25, 2022 Friday 10:16 a.m. PST Coming to you today (still / again!) from Bar Harbor, Maine March 2022 just passed 252,900 page views here at LeadSafeMama.com, bumping this month into the #TopTenMonths of all time for readership (unique page views) on the LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com website – with nearly 7 full days still…
March 2022 highlights, website income for just one day: 35,783 page views = $567.90
March 24, 2022 – Thursday Coming to you today from Bar Harbor, Maine!
#ByTheNumbers: Lead Safe Mama, LLC by the numbers… March 24, 2022 – Thursday
March 24, 2022 – Thursday Coming to you today from Bar Harbor, Maine! Check out the image below to see all of the interesting and important numbers for Lead Safe Mama, LLC this month – March 2022! If you have not yet, please do subscribe to the Lead Safe Mama newsletter! It’s FREE and when…
Yesterday was the #BestDayEver (for LeadSafeMama.com) since the start of the pandemic, and then today happened! Thank you!
March 23, 2022 – Wednesday Yesterday was the #BestDayEver for LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com since the start of the pandemic – with 25,179 unique page views in one day! It is so wonderful seeing the readership here getting back to pre-pandemic levels, it really gives me faith that things are finally turning around! …And then TODAY…
688,000+ people reached! 4,100+ shares! 2,500+ comments. Thanks to the Lead Safe Mama readers who are helping to answer questions in the comments!
Wednesday – March 23, 2022 – 11:00 p.m. EST Thank you to everyone who has helped to answer questions in the comments section of this post on Facebook! If you are a regular Lead Safe Mama reader and have a little time to help out that would be amazing! Just click the image below to…
“TALES” Porcelain Sake Cup: 27,500 ppm Lead & 570 ppm Cadmium on the exterior red logo area.
XRF test results for small porcelain sake cup (marked “TALES”) pictured: Reading #1) on white base of porcelain 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 17,900 +/- 200 ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): 10 +/- 2 ppm Chromium (Cr): 232 +/- 109 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,149 +/- 60 ppm Copper (Cu):…
Cast brass drawer pull (marked: “Cont.B” & “P-1120-T”): 155 ppm Lead (very low for brass!), 54% Copper, 45% Zinc!
XRF test results for modern cast brass (heavy) drawer pull pictured: Lead (Pb): 155 +/- 31 ppm (very low for brass!) Arsenic (As): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): 103 +/- 8 ppm Chromium (Cr): 90 +/- 52 ppm Copper (Cu): 543,600 +/- 700 ppm (54%) Zinc (Zn): 453,300 +/- 700 ppm…