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All the things my family bought for my son Charlie’s 13th birthday next week! My BABY will be 13 July 15, 2021!
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,…
I have one favorite new thing I would not have bought if it weren’t for the pandemic. It’s made of plant based fibers and is dye free & scent free!
Saturday – July 10, 2021 Since the pandemic started I probably bought a lot of crap I did not need. I’ll be writing a separate post about the WORST pandemic purchases I made and will link that here as soon as it is published. I bought a ton of non-perishable food (for instance) and it’s…
My son made this two-second video loop of footage from my February 2016 presentation with Bernie Sanders. I think it’s so funny!
Turn your sound on! 😉 I think I’m going to have to use this cute little video loop my son made (YouTube version below) to accompany a post when I have something really important to share in the future! It’s an 11 second loop of a two second clip in which Bernie says “Tamara wanted…
1986 G1 Baby Gusty My Little Pony Doll with beddy bye eyes: 10,200 ppm Lead (not safe for kids by today’s 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)…
1986 G1 Baby Sleepy Pie My Little Pony Doll with beddy-bye eyes: 13,700 ppm Lead. Not safe for kids by today’s standards.
July 5, 2021 — Monday 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…
July 15 is my son Charlie’s 13th Birthday – could you do me a personal favor to surprise him?
July 5, 2021 – Monday My almost-13-year-old son Charlie (who has developmental disabilities – likely significantly impacted by in-utero Lead exposure) just started his own YouTube channel! He turns 13 in just ten days – on July 15th! Because of the pandemic and his disabilities (and being offered NO appropriate school options by the public…
How soon after exposure is Lead detectable in my child’s blood? What is the “half-life” of Lead in the bloodstream? How long does Lead stay in the body?
Here’s a link from the CDC with some info on this topic A quote from the above-linked article: “Lead is cleared from the blood and soft tissues with a half-life of 1 to 2 months and more slowly from the skeleton, with a half-life of years to decades.” #1.) How soon after exposure is Lead…
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Lobster clasps on necklaces often have unsafe levels of Lead — this is concerning, as kids often put their necklace chain in their mouth.
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…
I’m concerned my child may have just inhaled potentially Leaded fireworks fumes. What should I do?
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A 49 second clip from the opening of my documentary film on childhood Lead poisoning.
This is less than a minute of footage from the opening sequence of my documentary film on childhood Lead-poisoning (MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic). The soundtrack for this scene is a montage of actual phone messages that I received from parents, as far back as 2011 – 2012. [Please watch with the sound on!] After I…
a scene from my film
This is a scene from my film; it is about four minutes long. While this is not exactly what a home consultation with me is like today – in 2021 – (this scene was filmed in April of 2012, and it was the very first time I brought an XRF instrument to someone’s home to…
The simplest (free) thing you can do to support this work today…
The daily goal for the work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC to be fully self-sustaining is 20,000 page views of the website per day. This is a number chosen because it is normally the point at which the full costs of the work we do would be covered, based on an average per-page-view advertising income…
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Jon Fishman, drummer of the band Phish, chatting about Lead paint on baby bottles (video)
90-second video clip! Jon Fishman, drummer of the band Phish (and parent of a kiddo who tested positive for Lead), chatting with me about the issue of Lead paint on baby bottles (90 second video): https://tamararubin.com/2021/06/warning-summer-2021-stop-using-nuk-brand-glass-baby-bottles-until-further-notice-lead-paint-found-in-exterior-decorations/
I just sent a letter to the German government asking for help with the issue of Lead Paint on NUK brand glass baby bottles.
If you also want to write the German government about this concern, click the image above (of the form I filled out) to get to their form to send a letter. My Letter To: Whom It May Concern (Related to Children’s Health) Subject: Lead painted baby bottles made in Germany & sold in U.S. Hello! I…
Nuk’s response to my findings… and now I’m getting a bit ANGRY! #WhatTheFuckNuk
ARE YOU OUTRAGED YET FRIENDS! Why not? We’re talking LEAD PAINT on BABY BOTTLES sold in 2021! #WhatTheFUCKNuk! Their response (below)… and I paraphrase…”It’s ok to potentially poison German babies with exposure to neurotoxic Lead on baby bottles.” & My response (paraphrased): This bottle was purchased in the United States you assholes – via an…
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ARCHIVED: Spring 2021 Giveaways
March 13, 2021 — Saturday 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…
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I created a couple of graphics for people to share on Instagram and elsewhere about the NUK baby bottles with Lead.
June 16, 2021 – Wednesday You should be able to download these two images to your phone or drag them to your desktop if you are on a computer. Please share them (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) and include this link if at all possible: https://tamararubin.com/2021/06/warning-summer-2021-stop-using-nuk-brand-glass-baby-bottles-until-further-notice-lead-paint-found-in-exterior-decorations/ If you are as mad as I am about this,…
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Today’s email to the Consumer Product Safety Commission re: Lead paint on NUK baby bottles.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 To Whom It May Concern at the CPSC: Back in 2018 I had an email exchange with Stephanee Synnott about this issue. Stephanee Synnott, Ph.D. Compliance Officer – Chemical Hazards Team Phone: 301-504-7847 On July 30, 2018 Stephanee emailed and told me that the team lead of the Chemical…
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Warning (Summer 2021): Stop using NUK brand glass baby bottles until further notice — Lead paint found in exterior decorations.
Introduction Tamara Rubin is a multi-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety. 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…
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2020 Lead Safe Mama EOY Website Income Summary (advertising & affiliate income).
Posted: June 13, 2021 Hello friends! Finally some highlights from 2020 (I didn’t get around to posting these with my broken Leg happening right after the holidays!): 2019 Website Income (received) was $28,666.45 (advertising) + $15,162.14 (Amazon). Total: $43,828.59 2020 Website Income (received) was $38,061.93 (advertising) + $22,749.99 (Amazon). Total: $60,811.92 This means that in 2020…
Recently Purchased (June 2021) Anfora Pottery Barn Puebla Pattern Dish (Made in Mexico): 15,500 ppm Lead on the food surface
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,…