Here’s The List Of The Top Ten Lead Safe Mama Posts for 2020…
Lead Safe Mama 2020 Top 10… – as of 12/26/2020 – 6 p.m. – 641,536 views – Vintage Corelle 71,636 views – Vintage Tupperware (yellow measuring cups) 60,904 views – Vintage Tupperware (yellow child’s cup) 46,381 views – Which dishes are Lead-free? 42,737 views – Which dishes do you use in your home? 40,285 views –…
December is closing out 2020 with another EXCELLENT month (in terms of the # of people reached with this info!) Thank you!
December 25, 2020 – Friday Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone! Today (Christmas Day) the month of December 2020 joined 7 other months of this *most interesting* year as one of the best months ever here on the Lead Safe Mama blog (in terms of the number of people reached with the messages…
Click through to watch the short teaser video from Tamara’s Xmas Eve Interview w/ Jon Fishman, drummer of Phish & parent of a Lead-exposed child.
We filmed a new #TenMinutesWithTamara interview today! Today I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer of the band Phish) about “all things Lead” (including discussing his experience with his child’s Lead exposure). The video below is a 4 minute teaser for the upcoming full #TenMinutesWithTamara videos from this interview. Please watch the…
Here’s the story about the time I met Erin Brockovich (in 2016) and showed her how I test vintage Pyrex for Lead.
The post I shared on Instagram today… ❣️This photo is from when I was the opening speaker for a presentation with Erin Brockovich. I brought a prop with me — a yellow vintage Pyrex mixing bowl — to show Erin how I test consumer goods for Lead using XRF technology (and also to demonstrate to the…
Glass milk bottles from Oregon to Maine have Lead painted markings. This example from New Hampshire tested positive for 40,400 ppm Lead!!!
Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S….
This piece links to all Lead Safe Mama milk bottle articles & I’m interested in testing more milk bottles, too!
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…
Today’s Theme #Mikasa: Click to check out links to every article we have written about MIKASA brand products
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…
Today’s Theme #Spode: Click to see links to all the articles I have written about SPODE brand products
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)…
YO! Stop poisoning the planet, Tiffany & Co! It’s 2020! #KnowBetterDoBetter. Today I found 47 LEADED items for sale on Tiffany’s website.
Introduction to Tamara (for those new to the site!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S. government…
10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Janice in Canada talks about Lead concerns in her daughter’s school
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, LLC…
Vintage 1983 Made in Hong Kong G1 My Little Pony Sundance Pony With Circle of Hearts Cutie Mark: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-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…
Vintage 1987 Made in China G1 My Little Pony Strawberry Surprise Pony With Strawberries & Cream Cutie Mark: Lead-free, Mercury-free, Arsenic-free
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)…
My son Charlie wanted me to make list of his favorite movies. I decided to write it here so I wouldn’t misplace the list!
What are YOUR kids’ favorite movies? Here are my son Charlie’s top pics! Charlie – Age 12-1/2 (2020) The Cat Returns Wolf Walkers Song of the Sea My Little Pony: Equestria Girls stand by for more! Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive…
Fagus wooden crane attachment for basic wooden truck toy: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free – in all components.
nContinue reading below the image. Published: December 14, 2020 Fagus Crane for Basic Wooden Truck When members of a Facebook group for wooden toys tested this item (earlier this year) using different methodologies (XRF testing and reactive agent testing using a home kit), they had mixed (and quite confusing) results. The preliminary (short / quick)…
This Nerf Super Soaker XP20 water gun (sold at Target) was recalled — but BABY BOTTLES with greater Lead levels were NOT. Why?
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…
From readers: Our Place says their Always Pan is Lead-free. They sent me their test results. Tamara, can you explain?
Please read the full post (below the linked report from the manufacturer.) December 11, 2020 – Friday In response to the original article I wrote – with the testing results for the XRF testing (total metals content testing) we did on the Always Pan (link here), readers of the Lead Safe Mama, LLC website contacted…
“Lead-Free/ Toxic Metals-Free” Always Pan (From Our Place) tests positive for Lead, Chromium, Titanium, Cobalt & 14 other metals using XRF technology
The product images below are from the manufacturer’s website. This is an ad-free article. We are publishing this article as ad-free to make it easier for you to read. If you would like to support our independent consumer goods testing by contributing (which will also help us keep our more widely-read articles ad-free), click…
10 Minutes With Tamara video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 2 of 2
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, LLC…
10 Minutes With Tamara Video: Mama Jodie in Australia talks about Lead in the soil and the impact on her autistic son — Part 1 of 2
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, LLC…
#StandBy #TuneIn #AlwaysPan @LeadSafeMama – Later tonight I will be reporting the full XRF test results for the “Our Place” Always Pan in Lavender.
Monday – December 7, 2020 7:19 p.m. EST Lead Safe Mama readers direct and fund the testing of consumer goods that is reported on this blog. What this sometimes means is that when there is a very popular product making its way around the Internet I usually get a LOT of requests to test that…
Pandemic Victories: Using time at home with my kids 24/7 to accomplish goals (teach skills!) outside the realm of “schooling” (like showering & sleeping alone!)
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…
Well, I just want to say THANK YOU! November was amazing in so many ways! Click through to read all of the milestones!
December 2, 2020 – Wednesday Here are all of the milestones hit in November 2020: LeadSafeMama.com passed EIGHT MILLION unique all-time views on 11/30/2020! November closed out with 250,377 page views, making it the BEST NOVEMBER EVER here on the blog! November closed out the month in 6th place (out of the 10 “best…
2018 Jungle Jumparoo positive for 53,600 ppm Lead in yellow painted components. 90 ppm Lead & up is unsafe for kids.
Published: Tuesday – December 1, 2020 Updated: Wednesday – December 2, 2020 Jungle Jumparoo – c. December 2018 When tested with an XRF instrument, the Jungle Jumaparoo (pictured here) tested positive for a high level of Lead on the yellow painted metal components. The yellow painted metal bar was the only component that tested positive for Lead (all…
Longchamp Le Pilage bag (more than 30,000,000 sold & a Kate Middleton favorite) tests positive for unsafe levels Lead.
#LongchampLePilage #Longchamp Advertising image for this bag, as seen on the linked Glamor article below (from Nordstrom).Photos below are of the exact bag tested. Photos taken by me. 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…