File this under: “stuff I bought for my family” – cookie / candy jars to organize stuff! (including candy!)

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Tuesday – March 2, 2021  This week I bought these for my 12 year old son Charlie (and for me too – I actually bought three sets). My son’s art desk is cluttered with so much stuff I thought these would be a fun way to organize and store some of the things he likes…

File this under: “stuff I bought for my family” – flying discs for Charlie (age 12)

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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)…

February 2021 is officially in the “Top 10 Months of All Time” on the Lead Safe Mama website. Goal: 261,000 views for the month.

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February 25, 2021-Thursday Thanks for being here! Thank you for sharing this work! It looks like we will likely definitely get to 250,000 page views for February 2021 by the end of the month (at the rate things are going), BUT I have a “stretch goal” of reaching 261,000 page views for the month. IF…

BIG GOALS 2021: I wrote a grant proposal seeking special project funding for Lead Safe Mama, LLC, and I thought you might like to read it.

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February 21, 2021 – Sunday Hey friends! I recently wrote this grant proposal (below) seeking funding for some special projects / special expenses with Lead Safe Mama, LLC, and having written it, I thought I would also share it here – both so you will know what future plans are for Lead Safe Mama, but…

Redmond asked me where I came up with the 167 ppb Lead result for their Real Salt product. Read my response here.

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   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,…

Redmond Salt just wrote me (February 16, 2021). Click through to read my response.

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Instagram Messenger Exchange Tuesday, February 16, 2021  Approximately 7:20 p.m. PST I thought my readers would like to see this exchange. I have been doing a lot of polite arguing with people today about the concern for unsafe levels of Lead and salt. I may have just snapped a little bit when I got this…

Gerry’s Christmas golden reindeer lapel pin: More than 900,000 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids)

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    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…

Instagram Giveaway: When Lead Safe Mama reaches 5,000 Instagram followers I will be giving away this dish set!

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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…

Hey Tamara, what are your thoughts on this Lead-in-baby-food issue?

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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…

The “Heavy Metals in Baby Food” conversation simplified. What parents need to know.

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  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,…

Iridescent stainless silverware from Target: Room Essentials Annika Flatware Set

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The silverware set pictured here was purchased at Target. Full XRF Test results are below. “Pretty” doesn’t have to mean “Toxic!” These are a terrific choice! This is the silverware set I bought my son for his college apartment. He LOVES them and his roomies love them too, apparently! (I recently asked him if he was…

Q. I want to buy some nontoxic cookware — which pots and pans are the safest for cooking? Which pots and pans are the least toxic?

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       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…

These are great to share with your friends! My personal favorite top 10 articles on the Lead Safe Mama website

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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…