Sunday - April 24, 2022
I have some exciting news! This month (April 2022) I was (for the first time) able to get my hands on the refurbished (new-to-us) XRF Instrument that is owned by Lead Safe Mama, LLC! Our first (of two) refurbished instrument was sent back to us and tested and ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC – covered in “Cracked”! Check out this article (it’s the saga of the Leaded Garfield Cup, continued).
April 23, 2022 - Saturday
The article (linked below - click the image) is more of the internet coverage of (and buzz over) our findings of Lead on the Garfield McDonald's Cups! I will do a post soon linking all of the TikTok, Twitter, Reddit and Instagram posts that this has generated over the past ...
Read More about The work of Lead Safe Mama, LLC – covered in “Cracked”! Check out this article (it’s the saga of the Leaded Garfield Cup, continued).
#EarthDay update #1: April 2022 is the #5thBestMonthEver @ LeadSafeMama.com !
April 22, 2022 - Friday
So.Much.Gratitude.
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These numbers represent the number of people we (together) are reaching with this information (information for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety).
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These numbers also represent the fact that we are back to pre-pandemic ...
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4/19/2022: LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com just passed TWELVE MILLION unique all-time views. Thank YOU for making that possible!
...and here's one more fun stat (from yesterday)... The Lead Poisoning Prevention With Lead Safe Mama Facebook group passed 17,000 members!
And another... It looks like we are going to close out April 2022 with over 400,000 unique page views for the month!
And an update from ...
Read More about 4/19/2022: LeadSafeMama.com / TamaraRubin.com just passed TWELVE MILLION unique all-time views. Thank YOU for making that possible!
XRF Update & Request: April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 - Monday
Hey all!
Lead Safe Mama, LLC is NOT a nonprofit, we are (instead) a unique community-collaborative small business. Our work is directed by your requests and it is also (in part) funded by contributions* from our readers.
In recent months we have been working very hard ...
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WOW – on Wednesday night, April 13th – with 17 days left to go in the month – April 2022 became the best April ever here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks, Garfield!
Saturday - April 16, 2022
Just now (10:36 a.m.), April 2022 entered the top 12 months of all-time here on LeadSafeMama.com (bumping January 2022 out of the "12th best month spot”, but the BIG event began sometime Wednesday night (a few days ago)...
With two posts going viral this month (the ...
Read More about WOW – on Wednesday night, April 13th – with 17 days left to go in the month – April 2022 became the best April ever here at LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks, Garfield!
I am excited to share that I am speaking at Stanford University (in Palo Alto) this week! (Wednesday!)
Monday - April 11, 2022
I'm on the road (again) working with families and businesses in California this week - and a highlight of this week is that I will be sharing the film (and hosting a post-screening discussion about the issue of childhood Lead poisoning in America today) at ...
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Hestan Nanobond Stainless Steel 3 -quart Saucepan, “Made in Italy”: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony.
XRF test results for the pan pictured.
Reading #1) Interior Food Surface of the Pan (flat interior bottom)
90-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Arsenic (As): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 335,400 +/- ...
Read More about Hestan Nanobond Stainless Steel 3 -quart Saucepan, “Made in Italy”: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony.
Bonjour Fruitful Nectar Dish (Made in China): 56 ppm Lead, 13 ppm Cadmium & 65 Antimony. Food surface is safe by all standards.
XRF test results for the dish pictured.
The food surface of this dish tested safe by all standards. The back mark is painted with high-Lead black paint (1,521 ppm Lead).
Reading #1) Teal blue on the food surface of the dish
60-second test
Lead (Pb): 45 +/- 11 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 12 +/- 5 ...
Read More about Bonjour Fruitful Nectar Dish (Made in China): 56 ppm Lead, 13 ppm Cadmium & 65 Antimony. Food surface is safe by all standards.
Maple Spiles (for tapping trees for maple syrup) Made in Canada – sent in from a reader in Wisconsin!
XRF Test Results for the Maple Syrup Spiles Pictured
Reading #1) Shiny newer looking one
60-second test
Aluminum Based
Lead (Pb): 223 +/- 17 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 1,870 +/- 146 ppm ...
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Royal York China Canterbury Bell (Hohenberg, Germany): 14,300 ppm Lead + 14 ppm Cadmium (on the center of the food surface of the dish.)
XRF test results for the dish pictured.
Reading #1) In the center of the food surface on the blue bell flower design
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 14,300 +/- 300 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 14 +/- 5 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 2,434 +/- 314 ppm ...
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Vintage artificial Christmas tree sample from Amsterdam: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Antimony
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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 ...
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Replica musket ball from Old Sturbridge Village: Lead-free… BUT… 78,300 ppm Antimony (which causes cancer and is incredibly toxic to children).
XRF test results for the replica musket ball pictured:
60-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Copper (Cu): 739 +/- 354 ppm
Tin (Sn): 920,900 +/- 11,000 ppm
Antimony (Sb): ...
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2022 the Mountain Valley Spring Water Green Glass Bottle: Non-detect for Lead, positive for 17 ppm Cadmium & 21 ppm Antimony (safe by all standards)
On green glass of the bottle
60-second test
Note: The label on this year of the bottle is a sticker
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 17 +/- 5 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 669 +/- 301 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,958 +/- 168 ppm
Zinc (Zn): ...
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