Lead Safe Mama around the world 11/2019 – 11/2020. Click to see all 215 countries with LSM readers this year!
Thursday – November 26, 2020 This blog has been read by 1,503,655 people in 215 “countries” (per Google Analytics) in the past 12 months! I’m always amazed to read the lists of countries where there are Lead Safe Mama readers AND to see the number of readers in each country! In the past 12…
Happy Birthday to Me! Last weekend the “Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama” Facebook group passed 10,000 members!
Thursday – November 26, 2020 This was quite thrilling! This past Sunday the Facebook group associated with this website passed the milestone of 10,000 members! We also recently changed the name of the group from “The Lead (Pb) Group” to “Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama” (in case you are looking for it and…
2020 | Ad-Free Article | Corporate Response | Fisher Price | Fisher Price Airplane | Fisher Price Airport | Fisher Price Barber Shop | Fisher Price Big Bird | Fisher Price Boat | Fisher Price Bus | Fisher Price Car | Fisher Price Circus Train | Fisher Price Desk | Fisher Price Doctor Bag | Fisher Price Garage | Fisher Price Gas Station | Fisher Price Grover | Fisher Price Home | Fisher Price Little People | Fisher Price Little People School House | Fisher Price Medical Toy Set | Fisher Price Playground | Fisher Price Police Station | Fisher Price School | Fisher Price School Bus | Fisher Price School Desk | Fisher Price Schoolyard | Fisher Price Sesame Street | Fisher Price Wooden Puzzle | Vintage Fisher Price | Vintage Fisher Price Barnyard | Vintage Fisher Price Desk | Vintage Fisher Price Home | Vintage Fisher Price Little People School House
Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.
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). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a community collaborative…
Imperial | Imperial China | Japan | Japanese | Japanese China | Japanese Porcelain | Japanese Stoneware | Made In Japan | W Dalton | Whitney
Imperial China by W. Dalton 5671 Whitney, Made in Japan: 3,162 ppm Lead in the decorative trim on the food surface.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here has the following readings… Plain white center of the dish Bismuth (Bi): 49 +/- 9 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,165 +/- 180 ppm Vanadium (V): 121 +/- 59 ppm Titanium (Ti): 302 +/- 94 ppm Silver gray decorative edge of the dish Lead (Pb): 3,162 +/-…
Eastfair | Keltcraft | Made in Ireland | Noritake | Noritake Fine China | Noritake Keltcraft | Noritake Stoneware
Noritake Keltcraft Ireland 9171 Eastfair saucer with floral pattern: 36,600 ppm Lead on the food surface (90 ppm is unsafe for kids.)
When tested with an XRF instrument the Keltcraft Noritake saucer shown here had the following readings: 60-second tests – Multiple tests were done on each component to confirm the readings With XRF focused on the plain cream colored area in the center of the dish: Lead (Pb): 36,600 +/- 900 ppm Barium (Ba): 364 +/- 46 ppm Zinc…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Blue | Blue Glass | Blue Glass Bottle | Carnival Glass | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Iridescent Glass | Made In China | Modern Carnival Glass | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Dollar Store blue “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: Negative for Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, & Antimony
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…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Carnival Glass | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Iridescent Glass | Made In China | Modern Carnival Glass | XRF Testing | XRFTesting | Yellow | Yellow Glass
Dollar Store yellow “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Carnival Glass | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Iridescent Glass | Made In China | Modern Carnival Glass | Purple | Purple Glass | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Dollar Store purple “carnival glass” bottle with golden leaf ornament: positive for trace Lead, Cadmium & Antimony (at relatively safe levels.)
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Greenbrier International Inc. | Made In China | Royal Norfolk | Royal Norfolk Dishes | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Gray Dish: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Greenbrier International Inc. | Made In China | Royal Norfolk | Royal Norfolk Dishes | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving 2020 | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International “Grateful” Dish: 573 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
Giant white decorative plaster pumpkin (“Made in China”): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic & Antimony!
When tested with an XRF instrument the decorative / ornamental plaster pumpkin pictured here had the following readings: With XRF focused on the white surface of the pumpkin 60-second tests, repeated multiple times to confirm results Cadmium (Cd): 9 +/- 4 ppm Bromine (Br): 5 +/- 2 ppm Titanium (Ti): 122,300 +/- 3,100 ppm With…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Greenbrier International Inc. | Made In China | Royal Norfolk | Royal Norfolk Dishes | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving 2020 | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Dollar Store Royal Norfolk Greenbrier International Sunflower Dish: 738 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen).
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
1983 “Shafford Original” dual shell serving dish: 57,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings– 60-second test (food surface of the dish): Lead (Pb): 57,200 +/- 1,800 ppm Barium (Ba): 156 +/- 59 ppm Iron (Fe): 648 +/- 154 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods mode. Multiple tests done to confirm the results Back side…
#LeadSafe | 2020 | Dollar Store | Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree Store | Greenbrier | Greenbrier International | Greenbrier International Inc. | Made In China | Royal Norfolk | Royal Norfolk Dishes | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Pottery | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
2020 Dollar Store Royal Norfolk White Greenbrier International Dish: 26 ppm Lead. Safe by all standards.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
Ten Minutes With Tamara Video: Rot on the original Lead painted siding of my home.
I took this video to show how the lead painted siding is sitting underneath the new lead-free siding on my home. This video was shot in March of 2019 and we are now, finally (in November of 2020) taking care of this complicated problem at our home, removing rotted siding and replacing the rotted substructure…
A reporter asked me this question yesterday: “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Here’s my answer (comparison to COVID-19)
To the reporter who interviewed me for an article today: Your question was, “Why aren’t children getting tested (given the pervasiveness of Lead exposure)?” I gave you some short answers in our call — but here’s my longer answer. “Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?” Answer: If you don’t think your children are “at…
51! The atomic number for Antimony. This post has all the reasons my kids think 51 is a good number to celebrate!
Happy Birthday To Me! My kids are kind of “fact geeks” so they have each (separately) been sharing with me all the “51” facts they can think about and find (for my birthday today). Colescott – age 24 – reasons 51 is an important year “Mom, I consider you at least a 51% contributor to who I…
Tomorrow is my birthday and I am depressed as F! Do you want to cheer me up? Here are some ideas …
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…
2020 | Ad-Free Article | Christmas | Christmas China | Christmas Lights | Christmas Ornament | Christmas Ornaments
Hello! I’m here to ruin Christmas for you! Do you know how toxic your Christmas decorations are? (This is actually a guide for having a safer Christmas holiday!)
This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. 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…
2020 | Civil Rights Case | Civil Rights Lawsuit | Federal Civil Rights Case | Federal Civil Rights Legal Battle | Lawsuit | Lawyers | Legal Bills | Legal Drama | Legal Issues | Legal Mess
In Dec. 2019 I earned $16,054.63 from advertising, making it possible to pay the forensic bookkeepers for my legal battle
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…
Here’s how to remove Lead paint from antique doors and windows for decor purposes
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,…
Today LeadSafeMama.com will pass 7.8 million all-time views. 3.5 million of those views have been in the past 12 months!
Thank you for supporting the work of Lead Safe Mama by reading and sharing the posts on this blog! Together we are making a difference around the world – protecting children everywhere from being poisoned by Lead in their homes, schools and communities.
Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Carissa B. from Oregon – October 27, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dwj19j0sKYo Carissa’s website (a great source for creative [& non-toxic!] craft and project ideas to do during the pandemic!): http://www.CreativeGreenLiving.com Kleynimals on Amazon (affiliate link*): https://amzn.to/3k88uCn Kleynimals website – check out all…
Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Avi Rubin from Portland, Oregon – November 1, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0TZcWFD0Qj4 Learn More at: https://tamararubin.com/category/tenminuteswithtamara/ The Lead (Pb) Group on Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadSafe The Lead Safe Mama Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LeadSafeMama & The documentary feature film (on childhood Lead…