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 ...
Read More about The NPR story from July (mentioning Lead Safe Mama, LLC) was nationally syndicated today — 8/1! Here’s the link.
Recent & Important Articles:
The CPSC issued a recall for the Lead painted baby bottles we discovered last year — but they only recalled 1 of 6 NUK Lead-painted designs
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 ...
Read More about The CPSC issued a recall for the Lead painted baby bottles we discovered last year — but they only recalled 1 of 6 NUK Lead-painted designs
LeadSafeMama.com passed 14,500,000 unique all-time page views today! Thank you!
Thursday - July 28, 2022
Thank you to each and every one of you who helped make achieving this milestone happen! Check out the graphs and charts below for all the details. I'm not going to take a lot of time writing here right now because I have some very exciting news to share and I need to shift ...
Read More about LeadSafeMama.com passed 14,500,000 unique all-time page views today! Thank you!
The listing for our (1905-built) home finally went live yesterday (7/25/22) — here’s the link & an explanation about the murals!
July 26, 2022 — Tuesday — Update
I want to start by saying ... it's absolutely WILD that our house is listed for this much. It was valued at about $400,000 only 10 years ago and has been "underwater" (worth less than our mortgage!) for most of the past ...
Read More about The listing for our (1905-built) home finally went live yesterday (7/25/22) — here’s the link & an explanation about the murals!
Lead Safe Mama outreach booth (with FREE consumer goods testing for attendees!) this weekend!
Tuesday - July 26, 2022
Lead Safe Mama, LLC is [after a too-long absence!] once again this year proud to be a sponsor and partner of the 18th annual Northwest World Reggae Festival [in a new location this year — in Beavercreek, Oregon]! We hope to see some of you there on Friday and ...
Read More about Lead Safe Mama outreach booth (with FREE consumer goods testing for attendees!) this weekend!
July of 2022 is officially the #BestJulyEver here at LeadSafeMama.com (& there are still six days left in the month!)
July 26, 2022 - Tuesday (wee hours of the morning)
Our previous #BestJulyEver was July of 2020 with 241,026 views for the month by the end of the day July 31, 2020.
July 2022 passed that number yesterday (7/25) and is the #BestJulyEver now, and there are still 6 days left in the month... so ...
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Lead Safe Mama, LLC was mentioned in an NPR story today! [July 25, 2022!]
Monday - July 25, 2022
Over the past 6 months or so - members of the Lead Safe Mama team (including volunteer mamas from our community sharing their stories) have been working closely with NPR journalists (and other journalists!) around the country to help increase the public ...
Read More about Lead Safe Mama, LLC was mentioned in an NPR story today! [July 25, 2022!]
A concern for Titanium Dioxide in paint on toys: MODERN painted wooden toys may be unsafe for infants & toddlers (even if they meet current safety guidelines)
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). ...
Read More about A concern for Titanium Dioxide in paint on toys: MODERN painted wooden toys may be unsafe for infants & toddlers (even if they meet current safety guidelines)
Lead Safe Mama dot com passed 3,500,000 unique page views for the year on Tuesday! (7/19/22)
July 21, 2022 - Thursday
Hi all — exciting news here (I just haven't had a moment to post this update)...
On Tuesday 7/19 we passed 3,500,000 unique page views for the year, so far!
Other July 2022 highlights:
It looks like this is going to be the #BestJulyEver here at LeadSafeMama.com, ...
Read More about Lead Safe Mama dot com passed 3,500,000 unique page views for the year on Tuesday! (7/19/22)
We listed our home for sale — the listing goes live tomorrow (7/22/22)! Check out the great photos our realtor’s photographer took!
July 21, 2022 — Thursday
We've officially listed our home for sale! The listing goes live tomorrow (and I will update this post with the link as soon as I have it), but in the meantime I wanted to share the wonderful photos of our home that were taken by our real estate agent's team ...
Read More about We listed our home for sale — the listing goes live tomorrow (7/22/22)! Check out the great photos our realtor’s photographer took!
July 2022: Daron Jackson did ANOTHER amazing set of family photos for us (3 years since we last had her photograph our family!)
July 21, 2022 - Thursday
My friend Daron did a photo family session for us (right after A.J. arrived home on July 6th!). The last time she did this was exactly 3 years ago this month (link), so we definitely needed an update! [I just realized Charlie is wearing the same shirt as the one he wore in ...
Read More about July 2022: Daron Jackson did ANOTHER amazing set of family photos for us (3 years since we last had her photograph our family!)
Garfield “Use Your Friends Wisely” McDonald’s mug: 103,600 ppm Lead (causes brain damage) + 7,314 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Continue reading below the images of additional cups/mugs/glassware we have tested. Each image below is a direct link to a separate post about that item containing its XRF test results. This post (about the Garfield mug) is a good overview to help provide context for all of these additional ...
Read More about Garfield “Use Your Friends Wisely” McDonald’s mug: 103,600 ppm Lead (causes brain damage) + 7,314 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
1988/89 (?) Pterodactyl Welch’s Jelly jar (purple & white): 103,600 ppm LEAD & 2,706 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen)
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 ...
Read More about 1988/89 (?) Pterodactyl Welch’s Jelly jar (purple & white): 103,600 ppm LEAD & 2,706 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen)
1988 (?) Tyrannosaurus Rex Welch’s Jelly jar (orange & white): 123,600 ppm LEAD — LEAD PAINT on a JELLY JAR (again!)
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 ...
Read More about 1988 (?) Tyrannosaurus Rex Welch’s Jelly jar (orange & white): 123,600 ppm LEAD — LEAD PAINT on a JELLY JAR (again!)
