“Lead Free” | 2020 | Corporate Response | Insulated Cup | Insulated Stainless Steel | Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Insulated Stainless Steel with Lead | Mighty Nest | Paulie Jar | Paulie Jars | Stainless | Stainless Baby Bottle | Stainless Bottle | Stainless Bottles | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel Cup | Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Stainless Water Bottle | Water Bottle | Water Bottles
#TeamWork! Mighty Nest is offering full refunds if you bought (Lead-containing) Paulie Jars from them!
November 2, 2020 – Monday This is the fourth post in a series of posts about this situation (The discovery of Lead in Paulie Jars sold by Mighty Nest as “Lead Free”) So far there are three additional posts up related to this product, and I will update this list as additional posts are published….
Good news for carnival glass fans! Vintage orange carnival glass sauce boat: non-detect for Lead!
Some good news for carnival glass fans! When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage orange carnival glass (pressed glass) sauce boat pictured here had the following readings: Iron (Fe): 2,726 +/- 237 ppm No other metals detected on the food surface! Bottom of glass tested negative for all metals! Thank you for reading and…
2020 | Anchor | Anchor Hocking | Anchor Hocking Glassware | Anchor Hocking Mugs | Anchor Hocking Tea Cup | Glass | Glass with Cadmium | Red Glass | Red Glass With Cadmium | Vase | Vintage Anchor Hocking
Anchor Hocking royal ruby red pressed bubble glass tea cup: Lead-free, 24 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Vintage Red Glass Anchor Hocking Cup When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage red Anchor Hocking punch glass pictured here had the following readings. Cadmium (Cd): 24 +/- 5 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 37 +/- 9 ppm Tin (Sn): 873 +/- 28 ppm Copper (Cu): 574 +/- 50 ppm Indium (In): 36 +/- 7 ppm…
2020 | Blown Glass Vase | Glass | Glass Vase | Glass with Cadmium | Red Glass | Red Glass With Cadmium | Vase
Vintage glass vase: 4,420 ppm Cadmium (Cd causes cancer, but I am not too concerned to find it in a vase.)
Vintage Red Blown Glass Vase When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage red glass vase pictured here had the following readings. Cadmium (Cd): 4,420 +/- 197 ppm Barium (Ba): 452 +/- 59 ppm Silver (Ag): 40 +/- 9 ppm Palladium (Pd): 14 +/- 7 ppm Platinum (Pt): 777 +/- 212 ppm Zinc (Zn): 106,700…
2020 | International China | Japan | Japanese | Japanese China | Japanese Stoneware | Made In Japan | Statastone | Verte Pattern
Vintage International China Statastone Verte Pattern Large Dish: 8,186 ppm Lead on the food surface.
This is a larger dish that matches the smaller dish posted on the blog recently. XRF reading on food surface of dish (white glaze area): 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 171 +/- 25 ppm Barium (Ba): 331 +/- 57 Zirconium (Zr): 27,100 +/- 800 ppm Platinum (Pt): 801 +/- 155 ppm Zinc (Zn): 51,700 +/- 1,300…
“Lead Free” | 2020 | Insulated Cup | Insulated Stainless Steel | Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Insulated Stainless Steel with Lead | Mighty Nest | Paulie Jar | Paulie Jars | Stainless | Stainless Baby Bottle | Stainless Bottle | Stainless Bottles | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel Cup | Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Stainless Water Bottle | Water Bottle | Water Bottles
Today I heard back from Paulie Jar regarding Lead found in their “non-toxic” insulated stainless containers.
November 1, 2020 – Sunday Note: This post has the same introduction as the post with the response from Mighty Nest. The most interesting part of this post (IMHO) is my additional responses to Paulie Jar at the bottom of the post. Thanks for reading! Last night (at 9:30 p.m. PST) I published a post sharing about the findings of…
“Lead Free” | 2020 | Insulated Cup | Insulated Stainless Steel | Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Insulated Stainless Steel with Lead | Mighty Nest | Paulie Jar | Paulie Jars | Stainless | Stainless Baby Bottle | Stainless Bottle | Stainless Bottles | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel Cup | Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Stainless Water Bottle | Water Bottle | Water Bottles
Today I heard back from the CEO of Mighty Nest regarding Lead found in stainless containers purchased on their site.
November 1, 2020 – Sunday Last night (at 9:30 p.m. PST) I published a post sharing about the findings of Lead in Paulie Jar stainless steel insulated beverage / food containers. Here is the link to the original post. The reason this finding is concerning is two-fold. Reason #1) This product was being marketed and sold…
October 2020 wrapped up in 9th place in the #TopTen months of all time on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!
Thanks again everyone! I hope you had a great Halloween. Here’s to an exciting November!
“Lead Free” | 2020 | Baby Food | Baby Food Jar | Baby Food Jars | Baby Food Storage | Insulated Cup | Insulated Stainless Steel | Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Insulated Stainless Steel with Lead | Lead Free Items With Lead | Mighty Nest | Paulie Jar | Paulie Jars | Stainless | Stainless Baby Bottle | Stainless Bottle | Stainless Bottles | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel Cup | Stainless Steel Water Bottle | Stainless Water Bottle | Water Bottle | Water Bottles
Paulie Jar insulated stainless steel containers (sold by Mighty Nest & clearly marketed for use by kids), positive for Lead.
October 31, 2020 – Saturday Halloween! Tonight (at 10:49 East Coast Time) a reader contacted me with the following message (continue reading below the image):My reader and I had a bit of a follow-up conversation via Facebook messenger – as I do with so many of my readers! I was not at all surprised to…
October 2020 just made it in to the “Top Ten” months of all time on LeadSafeMama.com! Thank you!
#TopTen Months of All Time! Reaching this milestone (having October 2020 join the top ten months of all time here on the blog) has made it so SIX of the #TopTen months of all time on the Lead Safe Mama blog have been in 2020! The other four #TopTen months were in 2019! This really…
My friend said she would eat a bug before voting for Biden. I said “Just don’t eat these! They’re really high 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…
#LeadSafeMamaGiveaway! You could win this antique Fenton vase! [Ends 10/31 midnight, PST]
A #LEADSAFEMAMA GIVEAWAY! YOU COULD WIN THIS EXACT GLASS ANTIQUE VASE (low-Lead, white Fenton glass – test results linked here!) #Giveaway Details GIVEAWAY ENDS October 31, 2020 at midnight PST. A winner will be chosen from all eligible participants on November 1st by 5 p.m. PST. GOAL of the #Giveaway: To help the blog reach…
Harvest Hill Press mug: 10,300 ppm Lead on the purple flowers. 404 ppm Cadmium in the birdhouse.
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…
Harvest Hill Press (Maine) porcelain coffee mug with bald eagle design: 17,800 ppm Lead on black of the eagle.
How much Lead is “too much” Lead? …including some “Fun Facts”: Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher. Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are considered unsafe for children. There is…
Unmarked mug with urns and vases: 39,400 ppm Lead on decorative elements (high Lead inside of mug too!)
How much Lead is “too much” Lead? …including some “Fun Facts”: Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher. Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are considered unsafe for children. There is…
Harvest Hill Press (Maine) porcelain coffee mug with bear design: 17,300 ppm Lead on black of bear.
How much Lead is “too much” Lead? …including some “Fun Facts”: Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher. Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are considered unsafe for children. There is…
Berenstain Bears 1987 Princess House Mug: 22,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Kids don’t use mugs, right?
How much Lead is “too much” Lead? …including some “Fun Facts”: Newly-manufactured items (made today) are considered unsafe for children to use if they are finished with any paint or coating that is 90 ppm Lead or higher. Substrates that test positive for 100 ppm Lead (or higher) are considered unsafe for children. There is…
Early this morning, October 2020 officially became the “Best October Ever” here on LeadSafeMama.com!
Click on the image below to see it full size (so you can better read the details!) Thank you! October 2019 saw 167,248 unique page views on LeadSafeMama.com. This morning around 8:30 a.m. October 2020 passed that (with 167,775 unique views by 8:58 a.m.), becoming the #BestOctoberEver for LeadSafeMama.com (the October with the most views ever…
I earned $114.43 yesterday. Can you help me earn enough to pay off my legal debt by sharing articles this holiday season?
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…
My father called me on August 25th to tell me he had just started hospice. We hadn’t actually spoken for 8 years.
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…
My very first article ever: November 4, 2008! 12 years ago!
Continue reading below the image! November 4, 2008 Wow. Back then… … I had no idea that just 11 years later (in 2019) I would have 1.9 million readers on my website (with over 3.8 million page views), from over 200 countries — In. A. Single. Year! … I had no idea I would be…
My two oldest sons voted today! I couldn’t be more proud! Did you vote yet?
Please VOTE! (& share your voting selfie with your community to encourage your friends to vote too!) I voted by mail yesterday! 🙂 Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama
2020 | Ad-Free Article | Food Water Salt Candy | Himalayan Pink Salt | Himalayan Salt | Keystone Article | Pink Salt | Salt
How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?
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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a…