April 18, 2022 - Monday
Hey all!
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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 ...
Read More about Royal York China Canterbury Bell (Hohenberg, Germany): 14,300 ppm Lead + 14 ppm Cadmium (on the center of the food surface of the dish.)
Vintage artificial Christmas tree sample from Amsterdam: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and 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 ...
Read More about Vintage artificial Christmas tree sample from Amsterdam: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Antimony
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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Evenflo glass bottle with white painted markings: 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (safe by all standards)
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 ...
Read More about Evenflo glass bottle with white painted markings: 11 ppm Cadmium in the glass (safe by all standards)
Tiny brass Master-brand lock: 31,200 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids. Locks are not toys!
Reading #1) On the brass-colored body of the lock
60-Second Test
Lead (Pb): 31,200 +/- 1,000 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 121 +/- 46 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 2,450 +/- 255 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 1,382 +/- 180 ppm
Copper ...
Read More about Tiny brass Master-brand lock: 31,200 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids. Locks are not toys!
Medela glass baby bottle/breast milk storage: 25 ppm Cadmium + 68 ppm Lead + 86 ppm Antimony. Safe by all standards.
Published: April 7, 2022
While the Lead level in the yellow paint on this bottle is "technically" and "legally" safe by all U.S. federal standards (the bottle is fully compliant with both FDA and USCPSC standards), given the fact that there are readily available truly Lead-free baby bottle (and ...
Read More about Medela glass baby bottle/breast milk storage: 25 ppm Cadmium + 68 ppm Lead + 86 ppm Antimony. Safe by all standards.
Abus Patented No. 83 /45 Brass Padlock: 28,200 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids. Locks are not toys!
Reading #1) Silver colored shank of lock
60-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 16,200 +/- 600 ppm
Iron (Fe): 29,900 +/- 500 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 3,731 +/- 412 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 950,000 +/- ...
Read More about Abus Patented No. 83 /45 Brass Padlock: 28,200 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids. Locks are not toys!
