Simple Modern 12 oz. Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler, Galaxy Pattern: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free & Antimony-free (in all accessible components)
Published: February 11, 2022 Scroll down to read the full XRF test results for the Simple Modern brand 12 oz. insulated Stainless Steel tumbler with a galaxy pattern — pictured above. For those new here at LeadSafeMama.com: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results we report on this website, click here….
Popco blue silicone microwave popcorn popper: 17 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards).
Here’s an Amazon affiliate link so you can see this product “in the wild” There’s even a video there that shows the product in action. https://amzn.to/3oKWI5Q Published: February 11, 2022 – Friday Popcorn is definitely included in our family’s version of The Food Pyramid. I expect we eat more popcorn than the average family…initially as…
Vintage pressed glass small platter with three feet and swirl pattern: 333 ppm Lead + 1,236 ppm Antimony (causes cancer)
Published: February 11, 2022 – Friday Some additional reading for those new to this website: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing…
Jeanette Glass Company vintage soda fountain malt glass: 93 ppm Lead (relatively within safe range)
Some information I found about the Logo marking: Published: February 11, 2022 – Friday Some additional reading for those new to this website: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here….
Vintage Anchor Hocking amber thumbprint style glass: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.
Published: February 11, 2022 – Friday Some additional reading for those new to this website: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing…
Small vintage / antique cut glass / pressed glass dish: Lead-Free, Mercury-Free, Arsenic Free.
Published: February 11, 2022 – Friday Some additional reading for those new to this website: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing…
Ascot borosilicate glass & stainless-steel electric kettle (designed in Denmark, made in China): Lead-free & Mercury-free in all accessible components
Continue reading below each of the images as there are additional XRF Test Results for each component shown, below the image for the component discussed. February 11, 2022 – Friday We bought this electric kettle for our family in October of 2020 Now that we have used this electric kettle for more than a year,…
Authentic Original Disney Parks (Made In Thailand) Little Mermaid coffee mug: 5,758 ppm Lead (90+ is unsafe for kids) + 1,221 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer.)
Published: February 10, 2022 Scroll down to read the full XRF test results for the mug pictured. Authentic Original Disney Parks Little Mermaid “coffee” mug (Made In Thailand) For those new to LeadSafeMama.com: To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore…
Modern white glass Corelle dish with gray floral pattern: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Antimony — Trace Cadmium in the back mark / logo area.
Published: February 10, 2022 To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of the items tested for this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how to most efficiently use this website (including…
Oversized pink hard plastic straw: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.
Published: February 10, 2022 To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how to most efficiently use this website (including all the…
Pink Silicone Dish by Bumkins (Made in China, 100% Food Grade Silicone): 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all U.S. and international standards)
Introduction: 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) to test consumer goods for toxicants…
1997 Made in Mexico Vintage Fisher Price Stacking Car Toy with Animals: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.
1997 Made in Mexico Vintage Fisher Price Stacking Car Toy with Animals To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how to…
Tamara’s Favorite Things: My FAVORITE SOAP!
February 10, 2022 – Thursday Looking for an AMaZing Valentine’s gift? Check out my friend’s beautiful offerings! Adriana’s a wonderful artist — whose chosen media for expression happens to be soap! She may not be able to get them to you in time for Valentine’s Day – since it is already February 10th! – but her soaps…
Is sunflower butter bad for you? What’s the problem with sunflower seed butter? Do sunflower seeds have Lead?
This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution and help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. Published: February 9, 2022 Sunflower seed butter (like peanut butter, but made from sunflower seeds instead of peanuts)! So what’s the problem? Sunflowers are beautiful, and — in general — nuts and seeds…
My family had COVID-19 after the holidays. I’m vaccinated. I am also immune-compromised / high risk. I expect these symptoms to last for months…
My four sons… the day I went to get my test. (All mostly-recovered from COVID-19 by this time!) February 9, 2022- Wednesday Hello all! Since I have been transparent about our health journey throughout the pandemic, I think it is important that I share that I had COVID-19 shortly after the holidays! Luckily, the timing…
YOU can help us bring a LEAD SAFE MAMA outreach event (with free consumer goods testing!) to YOUR community!
February 8, 2022 – Tuesday A new idea for October 2022! If you are a long-time reader of LeadSafeMama.com, you know that this work has always been a collaborative effort with Lead Safe Mama readers! Given this unusual paradigm for running an advocacy -based / community collaborative business, we are bringing back a popular opportunity…
Tamara’s Favorite Things: Favorite socks for my boys (men / adult man-sized children & husband)…
A new addition to the official “Tamara’s Favorite Things” list – socks February 8, 2022 – Tuesday Socks are a complicated conversation in this house – with so many different opinions and sensory issues (due to disabilities) on top of the need for warmth and comfort. These are the socks we have bought for several…
Calamityware (2015) mug: 28 ppm Lead (safe by all standards) + 12,200 ppm Cobalt [a possible human carcinogen, per CDC] in the blue decorations. Click to read more.
XRF test results below are for the exact item pictured. (It arrived broken – shipped to me by a reader) To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For…
Milk Glass with Cow from Global Amici, Made in Italy: 9 ppm Lead + 6 ppm Cadmium. Safe by ALL Standards.
XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. Here’s a Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate link for these exact glasses. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on…
Sliver / Chrome colored cabinet knob / drawer pull: 36 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), 80 ppm Mercury (no specified total content limits for hazard determination.)
XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how…
Brass colored cabinet knob/ drawer pull: 7,986 ppm Lead (90 & up is unsafe for kids), 33 ppm Cadmium, 163 ppm Antimony.
XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how…
January 2022… It’s a wrap! All of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the first month of this year! [Including how much we earned this month from your clicks!]
February 1, 2022 – Tuesday First I want to start by re-sharing this graphic… In the January portion of the Lead Safe Mama winter tour (which is continuing in to the first week of February) I have been to 11 (ELEVEN!) States (including Washington, D.C.) working with and visiting with families from the Lead Safe…
If you love my work (or if you love me) you are going to want to read this. The State filed a motion to dismiss my entire Federal Civil Rights case. This is my attorney’s brilliant response.
January 31, 2022- Monday Updated: 2/2/2022 My attorney just sent this to me today (link here and below). This is his full 32-page superbly-written response as filed with the courts on Saturday (1/29) – a response to the State’s “Motion for Summary Judgment” which was filed about a month ago (the State’s attempt to get…
Philips Avent Natural Glass Baby Bottle: Lead-free, 21 ppm Cadmium in the silicone nipple (Cadmium is a known carcinogen, but this is considered safe by all current standards)
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)…