July 12, 2022 - Tuesday
XRF test results for the brown glass 30 ml tincture bottle pictured
60-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 5 ppm
Tin (Sn): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Barium (Ba): 1,627 +/- 56 ppm
Chromium (Cr): ...
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A’s soil from Marin County, California (samples collected June, 2022) & a sample of caulk and wool.
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test.
Article discussing soil hazard levels
Article discussing testing soil
Article discussing what I have ...
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Tamara’s bedroom’s door knobs: 304 Stainless Steel (Lead-free of course!) – c. 2009
Published: June 11, 2022
Sorry I don't have information on the brand for these. We were fairly broke when we bought them, so I expect they are from either The Home Depot or Lowes. I will let you know if I can dig that information up. We had these bare wood doors installed (along with the new ...
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TQ’s soil from Bozeman, Montana (samples collected May 24, 2022).
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test.
Article discussing soil hazard levels
Article discussing testing soil
Article discussing what I have ...
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L’s soil from South Carolina
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test.
Article discussing soil hazard levels
Article discussing testing soil
Article discussing what I have ...
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Are you in the big Lead Safe Mama Facebook group yet? If not, this might be a good time to join us there!
Continue reading below the image!
Published: Sunday - July 10, 2022
This was published in the big Facebook Group today
Here's a link to the Facebook Group if you would like to join it and participate in the #GiveAway below.
I'm going to do a #GiveAway! Invite your friends ...
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Reminder: Facebook Paid Subscriber Group (July 2022 Update).
Published: Sunday - July 10, 2022
Written for the big (free) Lead Safe Mama Facebook group, which currently has more than 18,500 members!
REMINDER
With so many people in the [big] group I cannot possibly personally answer every question or respond to every comment (there's not enough time ...
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Another birthday present for Charlie this year – this one was a BIG HIT! Ms. Marvel Comics!
July 10, 2022 - Sunday
Learning to read at 14 years old
Best outcome of a birthday present ever: We were out running errands yesterday and Charlie asked: "Mom, can I stay in the car and read?" YAY! Most amazing words ever! [He will be 14 this week and is just learning to really read on his own! So ...
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Looking for Amazon-Prime-Day deals (2022)… a laundry hamper…
Sunday - July 10, 2022
Hey all! I have been trolling the pre-Prime-Day sales and haven't come up with much of anything I would personally recommend or buy. I did find this (we desperately need a laundry hamper at the top of the stairs - instead of throwing dirty laundry in a pile on the floor.... ...
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From the “Official Journal of the European Union,” here are the new European limits for Lead and Cadmium in “foodstuffs” (including salt & supplements) as of August 2021
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). ...
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Early Amazon Prime Day (2022) Deal: Instant Pots 25%-38% off!
Early Amazon Prime Day Deal - 25% off - aflink: https://amzn.to/3Rel6JQ
This one (the Duo) is 38% off - aflink: https://amzn.to/3uwylM8
Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of Lead Safe Mama, LLC's links we may receive a percentage of what you ...
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XRF test results for Naturepedic PLA stuffed pillow with organic cotton cover (no zipper)
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 sons ...
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A little something to celebrate (sort of). The Lead Safe Mama, LLC team was responsible for a product recall this year (however we reported the violation to the CPSC back in 2020!)
July 6, 2022 - Wednesday
Warning: Language - I'm Furious ;-)
On June 9, 2022 the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall (see the image above) of the "Jungle Jumparoo" toy for a violation of the Federal Lead Content Ban. The Lead Safe Mama, LLC team was ...
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My son Charlie’s “big splurge” present for his 14th birthday this year (July of 2022)…
Tuesday - July 5, 2022
This (the dictionary pictured) is Charlie's big splurge birthday present this year (for his 14th birthday). He was SO excited to get this in the mail today (aflink: https://amzn.to/3P3KAYv) He loves words, vocabulary, word games, and is excited to become a better speller. He ...
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