Metal tin decorated with glass beads and mirrors: 138 ppm Mercury, 38 ppm Lead & 25 ppm Cadmium. Not a good fidget for kids.
Monday, October 12, 2020 Writing to you from a cabin in Maine (on a lake in the forest!) My son bought this recently at an antique store. I thought it might be ok, so I let him buy it. I guess I was wrong. #Sigh.I used to have a whole collection of these types of…
Famous people I have met, known, worked with or bumped into on the dance floor back in the day! A list for my kids!
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 | Heart | Heart Pattern | Jb things | Made In China | Valentine | Valentine Love | Valentine’s Day
“Valentine Love” square dish (Made in China): 17,200 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
222 Fifth “Hotel Les Etoiles Paris” Mug: logo markings on bottom test positive for Lead, Cadmium + Arsenic.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | Jb things | No Backmark | No Logo | No Maker’s Mark | No Mark Or Maker | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Porcelain | White Pottery
Small unmarked white porcelain bowl: 83 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | Bunnies | Bunny | Bunnykins | England | English | English China | English Fine Bone China | English Fine China | Fine Bone China | Fine China | Jb things | Made in England | Royal Doulton
Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins baby bowl with raft design: 93,600 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids) + 3,460 ppm ARSENIC!
Published: October 10, 2020 Updated: September 2022 To see more results for Bunnykins items Lead Safe Mama, LLC has tested, click here. Vintage Bunnykins ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD-USE and especially not safe for children to use! For context: Anything made today (2020) with over 90 ppm Lead in the paint, glaze, or coating is…
2020 | Baby | Baby Bowl | Baby Dishes | Bunnies | Bunny | Bunny Mug | Bunnykins | England | English | English China | English Fine Bone China | English Fine China | Fine Bone China | Fine China | Jb things | Made in England | Royal Doulton
Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins dishes are not safe for children to use. This dish tested positive for 80,000 ppm Lead and 1,916 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe by modern standards).
Published: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Updated: September 2022 Vintage Bunnykins dishes (manufactured in England by Royal Doulton) ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD USE — and especially not safe for children to use with food! For context: Anything manufactured today with levels of 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint, glaze, or coating of the item…
#ValentinesDay | 2020 | Heart | Heart Design | Heart Pattern | Jb things | MESA | Mesa Home Products | Valentine | Valentine’s Day | Valentine’s Day
MESA Home Products round dish with heart design: high levels of Lead & Cadmium found on the food surface of the dish.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | Jb things | Porcelain | Porcelain Dish | Scallop Dish | Shell Dish | Shell Shaped Dish | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Pottery
Small scallop shell shaped dish: Lead-free. Trace Cadmium (within “safe” levels) on the food surface.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Ciroa porcelain dish with fork, spoon & knife design: 8,397 ppm Lead & 1,125 ppm Arsenic on the food surface. (Nope!)
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | Jb things | Made In China | White | White Ceramic | White China | White Dishes | White Glaze | White Pottery
Blackhawk Marketing, LLC porcelain bowl (Made in China): Trace Lead in the food surface (within safe range.)
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | Home Goods | Italian | Italy | Jb things | Made in Italy | Paris | Paris Themed | Purchased at Home Goods
Square “Paris” dish, Made in Italy – purchased at Home Goods: tested positive for both LEAD and CADMIUM on the food surface.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
“Made in Italy” small square dish with cake: 6,626 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm & up is illegal for kids’ items.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
222 Fifth Mug by PTS International – Les Etoiles Crown: positive for Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium on the logo markings of the mug.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Small rectangular serving tray with scalloped edges and handles: Lead-free! [Mercury-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free, Arsenic-free too!]
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
2020 | German | German Pyrex | Germany | Made in Germany | Modern Pyrex | Newer Pyrex | Pyrex | Pyrex Beaker | Pyrex Clear Glass | Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup | Pyrex Measuring Cup
400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the paint on this glass beaker was positive for an unsafe level of Lead. Today – in the year 2020 (more than two decades in to a new century) – it is still not uncommon for modern glass products (baby bottles, water bottles, measuring cups, mixing bowls, etc.)…
One little red #LeadSafeMamaMobile for sale! Please share. Thanks!
2012 Red Fiat 500 For Sale! Maine (or nearby!) Hey all! I am in Maine and need to sell my little red Fiat! It is a 2012 with less than 80,000 miles (about 77,000 now I think – I will update with exact mileage later today) – and has new tires that I purchased in…
LeadSafeMama.com had more than 82,000 readers in September 2020 alone! Thank you!
I am always flabbergasted by how many people read my website every month. I am SO THANKFUL that with YOUR HELP we are reaching so many people with the message of childhood Lead poisoning prevention!!! (more than 82,700 people in September 2020 alone – and that doesn’t include the social media reach – it’s just…
Vintage American Girl dolls may have components with unsafe levels of Lead — use caution when giving them to young children
Vintage (1980s-1990s) American Girl dolls may have unsafe levels of Lead in their costumes or accessories. While American Girl dolls I have tested over the years generally test negative for heavy metal toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and Antimony), I recently had the opportunity to test a vintage (1990s) American Girl doll that had several original…
In spite of the pandemic, September 2020 closed out in the “Top 10 Months of All Time” here on the site! TY!
Thursday – October 1, 2020 Coming to you from somewhere in New Hampshire… … on the way back to Maine! Lead Safe Mama highlights for September 2020 September 2020 closed out with 203,968 unique views for the month! September 2020 saw the website pass more than 7,500,000 unique all-time views! September 2020 closed out the…
Thank you to all of the Lead Safe Mama readers for making September 2020 the best September ever!
Sunday – September 27, 2020 Boston, Mass Hello friends! I have so much writing to catch up on – hopefully you will be hearing more from me very soon. I just got my computer back after loaning it to my son for more than two weeks (while he waited for his computer for college to…
After some online schooling from the road, A.J. is moved in! Here’s a list of things I bought to set my son up in his college apartment in Boston!
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…
Guidelines for friends helping answer reader’s questions for Lead Safe Mama online
Published: September 22, 2020 Updated: August 15, 2024 Thanks for helping! Every now and then helpers support the work of Lead Safe Mama on social media (and elsewhere, too). I’ve written this as a guide for people who have offered to come on board as Lead Safe Mama Helpers… Below are some details about how this…