I am working on a piece about Lead in gasoline and could use your help sourcing some information.
September 3, 2021 – Friday As you may have suspected, all of this current hype about “finally eradicating Leaded gas world-wide” is just the latest BS propaganda. Despite the widely-publicized and celebrated ostensible “ban” on Leaded gasoline for use in passenger vehicles in the U.S, Leaded gasoline has, in reality, been on sale…
The State’s attorneys recently sent my attorney 64,000 pages of Discovery for my Federal Civil Rights case… Our legal system is apparently a “chess game” – where one party tries to destroy the other financially, by drowning them in paperwork (practically literally).
Friday – September 3, 2021 Another quick update on Tamara’s Federal Civil Rights Case (suing the State of Oregon in Federal court for multiple counts of Civil Rights Violations against me – violations that attempted to destroy my advocacy work) Thanks for being here! I wrote an update about where things stand just a few…
#Brass | #LeadedBrass | 2021 | Brass | Brass Hardware | Brass Knob | Brass Knobs | Crystal | Crystal Door Knob | Door | Door Handle | Door Knob | Door Knobs | Doorknob | Glass Door Knob | Glass Knob
Vintage-style glass and brass door knob (from Nostalgia Warehouse): 13,700 ppm Lead in the glass
Reading #1) on the glass of the knob 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 13,700 +/- 1,000 ppm Bromine (Br): 24 +/- 2 ppm Copper (Cu): 42 +/- 10 ppm Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 6 ppm Indium (In): 17 +/- 3 ppm Tin (Sb): 17 +/- 4 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,460 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 51+/-…
Five years ago this week
FIVE YEARS! For those who are new here: If you haven’t yet read the full initial filing of the civil rights lawsuit that we filed against the State (in Federal Court, in August of 2019) you can read that at the link below. [It’s is quite an interesting and engaging read-through, actually!] Five years ago,…
Is there Lead in your lunchbox?
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,…
Reserve a spot to have your stuff tested in 2021… LAST CHANCE!
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…
Lead Safe Mama dot Com just passed 9 million 9 hundred thousand unique all-time views! Thank you!
If we are lucky, we may just reach 10,000,000 unique all-time views by the end of August!
My son Avi needs a computer for his graphic design and video work. Check out these gorgeous images he created!
My son Avi drew these on his computer! ^^^ (more images below too!) What Avi’s Been Up To… since the start of the pandemic (and before!) For those new here…. Avi is my third son (third out of four) and is 16-1/2 years old at the moment. He has a diagnosed brain injury from being…
Lobster Salad vs. Ice Cream. Why XRF testing of consumer goods is *relevant*
Lobster Salad is NOT Ice Cream (but I like both of them!) In response to the Australian KidSpot article about my work this month… …and the more then 1,300 comments on their related Facebook post Here’s a link to the Facebook post in question, please read the comments – for fun! (& comment too if…
1925 German Altwasser Carl Thiersch (Silesia) saucer – Style # 2241: 6,410 ppm Lead on the food surface (decorative edge.)
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific…
Le Prix China Stainless Dinner Knife with Plastic Handle: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Mercury-free.
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific…
2021 | Bought for my Family | Charlie | Charlie Parker Eliezer Rubin | Charlie’s Favorite Things | Charlie’s Favorite Toys
Another favorite “toy” of my 13 year-old-son — Archie McPhee 11761 Accoutrements Yodeling Pickle: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free
Here’s an 11-second video of this toy in action. 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…
2021 | Soil | Soil from California | Soil from Marin County | Soil From Novato | Soil Testing | Soil Toxicity
Soil from Novato (from S.): range of 0 ppm Lead to 23 ppm Lead.
To learn more about what these soil test results mean, click here. Soil sample test results from more testing I have done: Click to see soil test results from Topanga, California Click to see soil test results from “Southern California” Click to see soil test results from Missouri Test results for 3 soil samples &…
One of my kid’s favorite “toys,” Marvelbeads Orbeez Refill 38,000 beads 16 oz: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!
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…
2021 | Leaded Back Mark | Made in Indonesia | West Elm | West Elm – Indonesia | West Elm Dishware | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Porcelain | White Pottery
West Elm White Ceramic Large Dinner Plate (Indonesia): Lead-safe food surface & high-Lead back mark/logo area.
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…
2021 | Leaded Back Mark | Made in Indonesia | West Elm | West Elm – Indonesia | West Elm Dishware | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Porcelain | White Pottery
West Elm White Ceramic Large Pasta Bowl (Indonesia): Lead-safe food surface & high-Lead back mark/logo area.
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…
I’m “going under the knife” at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow!
I’m “going under the knife” at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday – 8/6/21!) Thoughts and prayers are lovely! BUT what I would really love is a bunch of contributions in support of the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC too! Summers are already predictably hard (in terms of not being able to keep up with expenses…
Caraway “cookware without the chemicals” positive for 20 metals, including Lead, Mercury, Cobalt & Antimony (tested with XRF technology)
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,…
A bit of an exchange with a reader today. She accused me of “begging”… this is my response.
August 2, 2021 – Monday #NotBegging! In fact I’m giving away fabulous safer choices for your home and all you have to do is follow me (on Instagram!) If you don’t want to contribute in support of the work… don’t. Others will contribute to make it possible for you to have this information for free….
I just need ten… how about you?
LINK: https://tamararubin.com/2021/05/october-2021-lead-safe-mama-travel-schedule-florida-boston-utah-your-town/
Click through to read the LeadSafeMama.com stats highlights for July 2021
Lead Safe Mama Highlights for July 2021 Published: Sunday -August 1, 2021 Yesterday we passed 1.5 million unique page views for the year (so far in 2021!) 1.5 million unique page views is more page views than in all of the first five years of page views for this website combined. [If you add all…
Why I am not yet vaccinated… and when I plan to get vaccinated.
July 31, 2021 – Sunday With practically every media outlet and news story focusing on the urgency of getting a larger percentage of people vaccinated, I felt that sharing my own story might be helpful for some; I am writing specifically to share with folks that within the worrisome overall statistic of slowing/plateauing vaccination rates across…
Weight from a Hyperwear weighted vest: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…