Tamara's Favorite Things
February 22, 2022 - Tuesday
Yet another example showing that "Lead-free" does not mean "expensive"!
We have had one of this style of soap dish in (actual) stainless steel in our shower for years now, and I really love the design and function of it because after the kids ...
Read More about Tamara’s Favorite Things: “Stainless Steel” soap dish – I love this style (plus, it is Lead-free! & Cadmium-free! Etc.)
Recent & Important Articles:
A request to people who want to help with the Paparazzi situation…
Here's the full text of this post for those who use a text reader:
I could use your help today.
Today (Sunday - 2/20/22) I am drafting a letter to the CPSC (United States Consumer Product Safety Commission) about toxicants I have found in the children's Paparazzi jewelry. I will be ...
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Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & white flower with center gem: 252,800 ppm Lead & 98,200 ppm Cadmium & 4,565 ppm Antimony. 40,500 ppm Nickel too!
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 20, 2022 - Sunday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & white flower with center gem: 252,800 ppm Lead & 98,200 ppm Cadmium & 4,565 ppm Antimony. 40,500 ppm Nickel too!
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel heart: 33,700 ppm Cadmium & 1,234 ppm Antimony (both cause cancer), + 568 ppm Mercury & 121 ppm Arsenic.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 20, 2022 - Sunday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel heart: 33,700 ppm Cadmium & 1,234 ppm Antimony (both cause cancer), + 568 ppm Mercury & 121 ppm Arsenic.
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & green enamel umbrella: 34,600 ppm Lead & 176,400 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 3,847 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 20, 2022 - Sunday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & green enamel umbrella: 34,600 ppm Lead & 176,400 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 3,847 ppm Antimony.
I got such a nice comment from a reader tonight (via Instagram). Comments like this really keep me going!
Check out Paparazzi’s claims (as they relate to my findings!) I made a fun graphic too!
Paparazzi's Claims:
Comment I shared on social media tonight with one of the new Paparazzi posts
Friday - February 18, 2022
Hubs and I have been chatting as I work on these posts tonight. The owners of this company should truly be punished to the full extent of the law. They have falsely ...
Read More about Check out Paparazzi’s claims (as they relate to my findings!) I made a fun graphic too!
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – orange ladybug: 1,740 ppm Lead & 166,900 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 4,366 ppm Antimony (+ 182 ppm Nickel for good measure!)
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 18, 2022 - Friday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – orange ladybug: 1,740 ppm Lead & 166,900 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 4,366 ppm Antimony (+ 182 ppm Nickel for good measure!)
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – orange flower, with gem in center: 131,800 ppm Lead & 129,400 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 4,049 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 18, 2022 - Friday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – orange flower, with gem in center: 131,800 ppm Lead & 129,400 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 4,049 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel bow, with gem in center: 14,200 ppm Lead & 82,100 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 1,179 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 18, 2022 - Friday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink enamel bow, with gem in center: 14,200 ppm Lead & 82,100 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 1,179 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & purple enamel flowers, with gems: 38,900 ppm Lead & 334,900 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 6,603 ppm Antimony.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 18, 2022 - Friday
Important context for the findings noted on this post
Please read this overview post (link here) for context about the levels of toxic heavy metals found in this Jewelry — and why this particular piece would ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories child’s ring – pink & purple enamel flowers, with gems: 38,900 ppm Lead & 334,900 ppm Cadmium (illegal in California) & 6,603 ppm Antimony.
Communications with Williams Sonoma Public Relations team in response to my recent findings of Lead (and other toxicants) in their new (2022) dishes.
February 17, 2022 - Thursday
Below is the full exchange that I had with the Public Relations folks from Williams Sonoma yesterday. I share these types of communication threads with you (Lead Safe Mama readers) for a few reasons...
By sharing these communications in a public forum it helps to ...
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Crack The Crown + Lead Safe Mama interview (2 hours!) about toxicants in Paparazzi Accessories jewelry, plus a discussion on the potential liability for Paparazzi consultants
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 ...
Read More about Crack The Crown + Lead Safe Mama interview (2 hours!) about toxicants in Paparazzi Accessories jewelry, plus a discussion on the potential liability for Paparazzi consultants
Paparazzi Accessories children’s earrings, pink enamel flower with crystal: 119,900 ppm Lead & 143,600 ppm Cadmium & 3,144 ppm Antimony. Illegal in California.
Paparazzi Children's Jewelry Examples
Published: February 16, 2022 - Wednesday
Please read this post (link) for context about the levels of metals found in this Jewelry. More information to be posted shortly.
These earrings would be illegal in the State of California if sold there anytime ...
Read More about Paparazzi Accessories children’s earrings, pink enamel flower with crystal: 119,900 ppm Lead & 143,600 ppm Cadmium & 3,144 ppm Antimony. Illegal in California.
