Vintage Stangl Hand Painted Apple Delight Pattern Dish (Trenton, New Jersey): 205,600 ppm Lead + 4,502 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…
Vintage Stangl Hand Painted Country Garden Pattern (Trenton, New Jersey): 133,000 ppm Lead + 208 ppm 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…
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Folks are surprised when I say relatively modern toys from their youth may not be safe for kids. This 1992 toy is painted with Leaded paint.
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…
Crate and Barrel Vera Custard Cup / Ramekin: 79 ppm Lead on the food surface, safe by all standards.
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…
But is this dish or toy or lamp or vitamin or piece of jewelry (or Tibetan brass singing bowl!) ACTUALLY going to poison me? And how would that happen, exactly?
Published: June 12, 2021 Updated: August 1, 2023 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…
Paint chip from this San Francisco fire hydrant came in at GREATER THAN 55,000 ppm Lead.
Originally published in 2014 Thank you to Jessica Mendels for the AWESOME picture from San Francisco! FYI- Paint Chip from this fire hydrant was tested and came in at GREATER THAN 55,000 ppm lead. Paint is considered HIGH LEAD PAINT and VERY DANGEROUS at 5,000 ppm lead.
Paint-It-Yourself Pottery (2006) ice cream: 139,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). The shop owner had said the glazes were “Lead-free”.
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…
Mikasa Palatial Platinum Cup & Saucer (Made in Thailand): 15,500 ppm Lead in the platinum edging.
When tested with an XRF instrument the Mikasa cup & saucer set pictured had the following readings: #1.) On the platinum edging Lead (Pb): 15,500 +/- 300 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 40 +/- 8 ppm Antimony (Sb): 173 +/- 20 ppm Silver (Ag): 11 +/- 5 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 80 +/- 33 ppm Tin (Sn): 495…
10 Strawberry Street Heart-Shaped Ramekin: Lead-free on the food surface, trace-Lead in the logo/ back mark
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…
Optimum “Lead Free” Home Plate Woodbury ceramic pitcher “Made in Japan”: As advertised — ACTUALLY Lead-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…
Cuisine Trend Porzellan white ceramic custard cup: 20,800 ppm Lead in the black logo on the bottom of the cup
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…
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Vintage Cherry Pattern Scoop (possibly Franciscan): 237,000 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead & up is considered unsafe)
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…
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Greenwood — Made in Staffordshire England — Hand Decorated Ironstone: 73,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe, most Ironstone has unsafe levels of Lead
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…
Pillivuyt French porcelain dish — Eclectique pattern: 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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…
Cream-colored Corelle dish with birdhouses & planters: 303 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen) in the painted design
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…
Square Corelle dish with green leaf design: 291 ppm Cadmium. Total Cadmium-content in dishware is not regulated.
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…
Corelle dish with blue and green floral pattern: 26,800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids) + 127 ppm 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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Corelle dish with black square dot pattern: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free
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) to…
Corelle dish with lighthouse pattern: 351 ppm Cadmium on the food surface (40 and up is considered toxic for children)
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…
Stan Pac Longmont (Colorado) Dairy Farm Reusable Glass Milk Bottle: 38,500 ppm Lead in the black paint.
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…
Vintage child’s school desk painted with Lead paint (because of course it is!): 5,652 ppm Lead
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) to…
Amitié Lane Child’s bracelet from a music box set sold on Amazon: 320,500 ppm Cadmium! (Over 40 ppm is unsafe for kids)
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…
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Johnson Brothers ships pattern (c. 2005-2007) Made in England: 51,000 ppm Lead on the food surface
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…
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Wedgwood Queen’s Ware (c. 2005-2007) Penshur Street Place Kent “Romantic England”: 59,800 ppm Lead on the food surface
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…