XRF test results for the Pickard Katarina pattern dish pictured here.
Note: I would NOT consider these dishes to be safe for food use.
Reading #1) White center of food surface of dish
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 75,000 +/- 800 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): ...
Read More about 2005 Pickard (Made in U.S.A.) Katarina pattern hand decorated dish: 75,000 ppm Lead on the food surface in the center of the dish (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
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Sterling silver wedding band style ring: 938,700 ppm Silver & 52,000 ppm Copper (+ Tin, Vanadium & Barium.)
XRF test results for the ring pictured.
This is a really good example of typical total metals content for 925-marked modern Sterling Silver. The two main ingredients in modern Sterling are Silver [usually at least 925,000 ppm — hence the "925" mark, which translates to 92.5% of the total make ...
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Asian teacup with dragon design (Chinese restaurant style, unmarked): 32 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
XRF test results for cup pictured
Reading #1) On white of cup
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 32 +/- 4 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 2 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 3,968 +/- 95 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 39 +/- 6 ppm
Niobium ...
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Lead Safe Mama is Soliteknics’ first Affiliate!
Sunday - March 6, 2022
Lead Safe Mama, LLC is officially Solidteknic's first affiliate partner!
Solidteknics is contributing 10% of what you spend of their site (if you start with one of our affiliate links) to help support the childhood Lead poisoning prevention advocacy work and independent ...
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Painted markings on the outside of popular Japanese glass baby bottle brand test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury (newly purchased in 2022)
Photos below are of the baby bottle tested and reported about in this post.
The photos include all of the packaging and shipping materials as well
(to address any doubt about the authenticity of the product).
Another Lead-Painted Baby Bottle:
Purchased on Amazon in February ...
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Join me for a tour of my kitchen … and check out all the Lead-free things I have there!
Scroll down for links to many of the kitchen products shown in this video!
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. ...
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February 2022… It’s a wrap — all of the Lead Safe Mama stats for the SECOND month of this year [including how much Lead Safe Mama, LLC earned from your clicks!]
Published: March 1, 2022 - Tuesday
Hello! This month I am going to keep this report simple - with just a few highlights noted below. There are also two graphics on this page: the first one (above) is the summary graphic for the month of February 2022 with all of the most important numbers tracked ...
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How to become a Lead Safe Mama e-mail Newsletter sponsor (and what’s in it for YOUR business!)
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). ...
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Marking martial arts belts with electrical tape is unsafe for kids (the tape can have high levels of Lead & Antimony)
Some images for background: The first image is from a parent in the Facebook group I run. I found other images in general searches on the internet. Please continue reading below the images.
Published: February 28, 2022 — Monday
A significant part of my advocacy involves working with ...
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My response to Lansinoh (about their request that I remove references to their Lead-painted baby bottles from this website)
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 My response to Lansinoh (about their request that I remove references to their Lead-painted baby bottles from this website)
This German report (from 2021) alerted us to the possibility of Lansinoh glass baby bottles sold in the United States being painted with Lead paint
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 This German report (from 2021) alerted us to the possibility of Lansinoh glass baby bottles sold in the United States being painted with Lead paint
Join Lead Safe Mama on Reddit! Sunday #AMA, 2/27/22 #LeadInBabyBottles – 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PST
Posted: February 25, 2022 - Friday
See you Sunday - every Sunday! 12-1 p.m. PST
Until Further Notice...
This coming Sunday (February 27, 2022) #LeadSafeMama #Reddit #AMA is focused on Lead in baby bottles / Lead painted baby bottles! Please join us and be part of this ...
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Lansinoh emailed asking me to take down posts about our findings of Lead paint on their glass baby bottles. Here’s what they said.
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 Lansinoh emailed asking me to take down posts about our findings of Lead paint on their glass baby bottles. Here’s what they said.
Click through to read my full e-mail exchange with a lawyer who contacted me in response to publishing my findings about the Graco / Storkcraft mattress.
Click here to read the original post.
The e-mail exchange below is in response to this original post.
Thursday - February 24, 2022
Last week I was contacted by an attorney in response to my findings of Antimony in a CertiPUR-US certified non-toxic crib mattress (made by Storkcraft for ...
Read More about Click through to read my full e-mail exchange with a lawyer who contacted me in response to publishing my findings about the Graco / Storkcraft mattress.
