Target 2020 Artificial Unlit 7.5 Ft. Tall Wonder Shop Virginia Pine Christmas Tree, Purchased in CA, Non-detect for: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony!
Published: December 17, 2021 — Friday I am certain this is exciting news for many Lead Safe Mama readers! So many of the modern artificial Christmas trees these days test positive for at least one (if not more) toxic heavy metals of concern. While of course Chlorine is not ideal, either — the Chlorine test…
HotHands Air Activated Disposable Hand Warmers: Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony!
Published: December 17, 2021 Lead Safe Mama’s Amazon Affiliate Link for This Product: https://amzn.to/3p8Alb2 I was particularly intrigued when a reader sent these in for testing. I remembered a product like this from when I was a child (back in the mid-to-late 1970s)… something we bought at Brookstone to keep in our pockets to help…
SunStar G•U•M Stimulator: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony. Positive for trace Cadmium (at safe levels.)
Reading #1) on orange metal handle 60-second reading Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): 4 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 678 +/- 54 ppm Copper (Cu): 17 +/- 10 ppm Zinc (Zn): 60 +/- 7 ppm Manganese (Mn): 187 +/- 75 ppm Niobium (Nb): 60 +/- 9…
Handmade ceramic mug with white, blue & brown glaze: 39 ppm Lead in the substrate & 23 ppm on the food surface (safe by all standards).
Reading #1) Unglazed white base-clay of mug 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 39 +/- 4 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 5 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 3,910 +/ 84 ppm Zinc (Zn): 212 +/- 9 ppm Titanium (Ti): 2,629 +/- 442 ppm Indium (In): 5 +/- 2 ppm Tin…
Links to all Black Oxygen Organics Lead Safe Mama test results. Updated when new results are published.)
Click each of the buttons below to see the XRF test results for that batch of products. Explanation of the testing (and how to interpret / understand the results) is on the main post (the 21720 batch)
Amerock Carriage House brand vintage switchplate cover from Canada: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Chromine!
Reading #1) on the golden front surface of the switch plate 60-second reading Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Manganese (Mn): 166 +/- 42 ppm Nickel (Ni): 493 +/- 41 ppm Copper (Cu): 454,400 +/- 700 ppm Zinc (Zn): 543,000 +/- 800 ppm Niobium (Nb): 739…
My favorite soap (handmade by one of my favorite mama friends), plus a 2021 discount code for Lead Safe Mama readers!
Thursday, December 16, 2021 My readers constantly ask what I buy and use for my family… So I am writing up this article about my favorite soap! If you have been a follower of my work for a long time, you know that I don’t really use soap very often (in the shower). I…
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Thursday – December 16, 2021 Hi friends (new and old!) LeadSafeMama.com just passed 2,500,000 page views for the year (so far)! Thank you for making this possible. Now we just need a wee miracle to reach our goal and pass 3,000,000 by the end of the year. Please do keep sharing our work. Click through to www.LeadSafeMama.com, find…
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“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down!” I wanted these so badly when I was little! 34,800 ppm Lead in the base (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the toys pictured. Reading #1) Blue Bottom of Billy 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 34,800 +/- 200 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 43 +/- 3 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): 183 +/- 15 ppm Chromium (Cr): 92 +/- 13 ppm Vanadium (V): 438 +/- 41 ppm Iron (Fe): 48 +/- 7 ppm Nickel…
Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.
XRF Test Results for the little stagecoach pictured (a friend found this buried in the dirt!) 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 289,500 +/- 800 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 17,300 +/- 200 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 302 +/- 146 ppm Nickel (Ni): 166,900 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 280,400 +/-…
Sonoma County Community Blood Bank – Blood Type Token (vintage?): 262 ppm Lead + 13 ppm Cadmium.
XRF test results for the coin / token pictured. 75-second reading Lead (Pb): 262 +/- 30 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 9 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 468 +/- 37 ppm Nickel (Ni): 100 +/- 44 ppm Copper (Cu): 875,400 +/- 500 ppm Zinc (Zn): 122,800 +/- 300…
Vintage curio box with R and Rooster on brass lid: 205 ppm Lead in the lid (90 ppm & up is unafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the box pictured… Reading #1) Brass lid of box 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 205 +/- 30 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 344 +/- 39 ppm Nickel (Ni): 96 +/- 46 ppm Copper (Cu): 843,200 +/- 500 ppm Zinc (Zn): 155,000 +/-…
Miniature “Kissing Frog” Figurine: 142,.800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.) Be wary of all small metal figurines!
Reading #1) Test on the backside of the frog (silver metal) 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 4,177 +/- 500 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 88 +/- 52 ppm Vanadium (V): 229 +/- 90 ppm Manganese (Mn): 95 +/- 42 ppm Iron (Fe): 193 +/- 43 ppm Cobalt (Co): 143…
Phillips 66 “Top Performer Award” keychain: 666,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). This is a problem with MANY keychains, they are not toys.
XRF Test Results for the keychain pictured 60-second test Lead (Pb): 666,400 +/- 1,100 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Copper (Cu): 6,060 +/- 162 ppm Selenium (Se): 692 +/- 136 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 332 +/- 50 ppm Niobium (Nb): 794 +/- 67 ppm Tin (Sn): 293,700 +/-…
222 Fifth “Bonjour Paris” Jumbo Mug with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 23 ppm Lead on the plain white (safe by all standards) & 5,802 ppm Lead on the logo mark.
Published: Tuesday – December 14, 2021 How much Lead is “too much” Lead? In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ppm), as regulated by…
222 Fifth “City Scenes Black & White” Square Dish with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 86 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 8,801 ppm Lead on the back mark.
Published: Tuesday – December 14, 2021 How much Lead is “too much” Lead? In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ppm), as regulated by…
222 Fifth “Paris Travels” Square Dish – Made in Indonesia: 62 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 6,516 ppm Lead on the back mark.
Published: Tuesday – December 14, 2021 How much Lead is “too much” Lead? In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ppm), as regulated by…
St. Nicholas Square Tree Lot Snowman Christmas Dish: 55,800 ppm Lead on the food surface (1,297 ppm Cadmium, which causes cancer)
Published: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 How much Lead is “too much” Lead? In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ppm), as regulated by the…
Beyonce + Jay Z + Tiffany & Co. + Lead : Beyonce’s partnership with Tiffany & Co. is an opportunity to change an industry.
A letter to Beyonce (& Jay Z.) December 14, 2021 – Tuesday Hello Jay Z and @Beyonce! I noticed (back in August of this year) that you have a new promotional relationship with Tiffany & Co.! I used to LOVE Tiffany & Co. — in fact, when I lived in New York City (in the late-1980s)…
Click through to read the full XRF test results for the Star Wars Special Edition Mandalorian The Child Baby Yoda Pyrex glass food storage containers.
Here’s the Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate link for this product: https://amzn.to/30pQ9wF When tested with an XRF Instrument, the dish pictured here had the following readings: Reading #1) Green plastic of Baby Yoda container lid 30-Second Test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 458 +/- 33 ppm Iron (Fe):…
Tor-Mex Mexico tortilla press painted with red high-Lead paint (Sur La Table, what the HELL is wrong with you!?): 18,000 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)
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,…
All details about upcoming Lead Safe Mama GiveAways are posted on this link! Check back here periodically for the latest!
Check back here for the latest updates! Last updated: November 28, 2023 – Tuesday Stand by for announcements of some exciting upcoming giveaways! Additional Prize Considerations & #GiveAway Rules For All #LeadSafeMama #GiveAways 1.) For all Lead Safe Mama #GiveAways with more than one prize: For any #LeadSafeMama #GiveAway with more than one prize (for…
My son Avi’s final art project for his class at PSU this semester (with explanation!)
Completed: 12/8/2021 An explanation of this piece of art by Avi Rubin [age 16] Introduction by Mom: Since Avi has a brain injury from being acutely Lead poisoned at 7-months-old (with – among other impacts – his visual memory diagnosed as being in the 4th percentile when he was 7 years old) he uses computer tools…