October 15, 2022 - Saturday
XRF test results for the bowl pictured are below
While this particular Pottery Barn dish is "safe by all standards" (both U.S. and international standards, with regards to any exposure to heavy metals), I generally do not like/trust this brand - and my ...
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Vintage (1980s?) silver colored cabinet knob (very heavy): 5,399 ppm Lead & 118 ppm Antimony.
October 15, 2022 - Saturday
Full XRF test results for the cabinet knob pictured
60-second reading
Readings repeated multiple times to confirm the results
Lead (Pb): 5,399 +/- 381 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Tin (Sn): 1,663 +/- 113 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): ...
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XRF test results for Down to Earth green flower design juice glass (purchased at New Seasons Market).
October 14, 2022 - Friday
Full XRF test results for the glass pictured are below
The glassware in this set [three examples of different colors from this brand have been posted on the website] is safe by all current / modern standards, as far as the presence of metallic toxicants are concerned. ...
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XRF test results for Down to Earth orange poppy design juice glass (purchased at New Seasons Market).
October 14, 2022 - Friday
Full XRF test results for the glass pictured are below
The glassware in this set [three examples of different colors from this brand have been posted on the website] is safe by all current / modern standards, as far as the presence of metallic toxicants are concerned. ...
Read More about XRF test results for Down to Earth orange poppy design juice glass (purchased at New Seasons Market).
XRF test results for Down to Earth purple iris design juice glass (purchased at New Seasons Market)
October 14, 2022 - Friday
Full XRF test results for the glass pictured are below
The glassware in this set [three examples of different colors from this brand have been posted on the website] is safe by all current / modern standards, as far as the presence of metallic toxicants are concerned. ...
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Lead Safe Mama Travel Schedule – Through February 2023
Updated: November 4, 2022 - Friday
The upcoming Lead Safe Mama travel schedule is below. If you are interested in hiring me along the way, please text or email: 415-609-3182 or TamaraRubin@mac.com. Available in Europe for volunteer community collaborative Lead poisoning prevention advocacy work ...
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Antique juice glass (red & white swirl design), positive for concerning levels of Lead, Mercury and Antimony when tested with an XRF instrument.
October 14, 2022 - Friday
Full XRF test results for the glass pictured
Reading taken on the side of the glass in an area with all colors of glass
60-second reading
Readings repeated multiple times to confirm the results
Lead (Pb): 34,800 +/- 900 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Tin ...
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Full XRF test results for a 2021 Purchased (New) Spode Christmas Tree Dish (Made in China): Positive for trace Lead & Cadmium
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 ...
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Which metals are found in a typical food can? XRF test results for the inside of a metal can from Native Forest 100% Organic Pineapple Slices in Organic Pineapple Juice.
October 14, 2022 - Friday
What's a tin can made of these days anyway?
While I can't know for sure what sort of information or potential significance you or your doctor might glean from the XRF test results for the "tin" can pictured (full results set are below - including margin of error for ...
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Greenbrier International (Dollar Stores) black & white toy plastic horse (year unknown) positive for unsafe levels of Lead — Please remove from your child’s toy box!
October 14, 2022 — Friday
This small plastic black and white toy horse made by Greenbrier International (the company that makes toys for the Dollar Store/ Dollar Tree chains) tested positive for a very high level of Lead: 3,382 ppm Lead (see full XRF test results below). It also tested positive for ...
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Sensitique Earrings (marketed to little girls), crystal cubes – purchased in a Canada ferries gift shop: positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
October 14, 2022 - Friday
I bought these as a possible gift for one of my adult sons [he just got his ears pierced this summer for his birthday, and they seemed like a cute addition to his small collection of understated earrings!] They were purchased in a gift shop on a Canadian ferry in ...
Read More about Sensitique Earrings (marketed to little girls), crystal cubes – purchased in a Canada ferries gift shop: positive for unsafe levels of Lead.
2008 shot glass wedding favor with painted lettering in blue: traces of Arsenic & Lead. Safe by all standards.
October 14, 2022 - Friday
Reading #1) With a focus on the blue writing
60-second reading
Readings repeated multiple times to confirm the results
Lead (Pb): 33 +/- 10 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Tin (Sn): 86 +/- 24 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect ...
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For Lead Poisoning Prevention Month (October) – a link to my film.
Monday - October 10, 2022
For childhood Lead poisoning prevention month (October) - here's a private preview screener link to my film.
The film is 92 minutes long and there is a scene in the credits so I request that folks watch all the way through to the very end of the credits (Noam Chomsky ...
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Some new / current #LeadSafeMama approved Lead-free dish choices for the Fall / Winter 2022 season.
October 9, 2022 - Sunday
In response to all of the recent posts about toxicants (Lead, Cadmium and Antimony) found in modern Fiesta Tableware (which is marketed and sold as "Lead Free"), Lead Safe Mama readers have repeatedly asked (over the last couple of days) for my current suggestion for truly ...
Read More about Some new / current #LeadSafeMama approved Lead-free dish choices for the Fall / Winter 2022 season.
